Twenty Acre Piece

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Twenty Acre Piece
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Twenty Acre Piece 1.jpg
Location Leicestershire
Grid reference SK 641 210 [1]
InterestBiological
Area8.1 ha (20 acres) [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
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Twenty Acre Piece is an 8.1-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and registered common land east of Loughborough in Leicestershire. [1] [2] [3]

This site has grassland, scrub and wood on poorly drained acidic clay. The woodland is mainly hawthorn, oak and ash, and there are diverse populations of breeding invertebrates and birds. [4]

There is access to the site by a neglected and overgrown footpath.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Twenty Acre Piece". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Twenty Acre Piece". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Burton Common". Common Land in England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Twenty Acre Piece citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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