Great Casterton Road Banks

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Great Casterton Road Banks
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Lincolnshire
Location Lincolnshire
Grid reference TF 005 083 [1]
Coordinates 52°39′47″N0°30′50″W / 52.663°N 0.514°W / 52.663; -0.514 Coordinates: 52°39′47″N0°30′50″W / 52.663°N 0.514°W / 52.663; -0.514
InterestBiological
Area0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
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Great Casterton Road Banks is a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Stamford in Lincolnshire. [1] [2] It is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. [3]

This small site has calcareous grassland on Eastern Jurassic Limestone, and it is dominated by upright brome and tor-grass. It is the only site in the county which has sulphur clover, and it has two other regionally rare species, greater broomrape and perennial flax. [4]

There is access from Old Great North Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Great Casterton Road Banks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. "Map of Great Casterton Road Banks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Great Casterton Road Banks". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. "Great Casterton Road Banks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 October 2017.