Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Pasture Wood | |
Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SK 426 215 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 40.9 hectares (101 acres) |
Notification | 1983 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Pasture and Asplin Woods is a 40.9 hectares (101 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Belton in Leicestershire.
These ancient woods on poorly drained clay soils are dominated by ash, with a shrub layer of hazel and hawthorn. There are herbs characteristic of ancient woodland, such as wood anemone and sweet woodruff.
The site is private property with no public access.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Pasture and Asplin Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "Map of Pasture and Asplin Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "Pasture and Asplin Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
52°47′20″N 1°22′19″W / 52.789°N 1.372°W / 52.789; -1.372
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