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Sheepy Fields
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SK 332 025
Interest	Biological
Area	4.9 hectares
Notification	1983
Location map	Magic Map

Sheepy Fields is a 4.9-hectare (12-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Sheepy Magna in Leicestershire.

The two hay meadows in this site are on post-glacial river terrace deposits. There are diverse herbs such as lady's mantle, adder's tongue, hayrattle, pepper saxifrage, bulbous buttercup and cowslip.

The site is private land with no public access.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Sheepy Fields". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
"Map of Sheepy Fields". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
"Sheepy Fields citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

52°37′08″N 1°30′40″W / 52.619°N 1.511°W / 52.619; -1.511

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire