L-Moor, Shepreth

L-Moor, Shepreth

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Cambridgeshire
Grid reference	TL 386 474 [1]
Interest	Biological
Area	6.6 hectares [1]
Notification	1986 [1]
Location map	Magic Map

L-Moor, Shepreth is a 6.6-hectare (16-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Shepreth in Cambridgeshire. ^{[1] [2]} It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. ^[3]

The site is unploughed calcareous grassland which has diverse flora such as horseshoe vetch and felwort in drier areas, and devil's bit scabious and fen bedstraw in wetter ones. A stream provides a habitats, and the site is regarded by Natural England as very valuable for its invertebrates. Some areas are grazed by rabbits. ^{[3] [4]}

There is access from Meldreth Road.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: L-Moor, Shepreth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
2. "Map of L-Moor, Shepreth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
3. "Shepreth L Moor". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
4. "L-Moor, Shepreth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

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