Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SP 509 966 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 2.0 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1994 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Croft Hill is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Croft in Leicestershire, England. [1] [2]
This site has short, tussocky grass in an open habitat, a nationally rare vegetation type. The granitic soil is thin and short of nutrients. The nationally scarce upright chickweed is abundant in some areas. [3]
There is access to the site from Croft Hill Road, between the villages of Huncote and Croft.
The area consists of a small hill connected to a larger hill, both of which can be reached by foot. Adjacent to these hills is a nature reserve with an enclosed lake, where visitors can stand on a wooden deck over the water. The lake has a collection of reeds and other natural flora.
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