Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SK 794 309 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 11.3 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1983 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Terrace Hills Pasture is an 11.3-hectare (28-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Eastwell in Leicestershire. [1] [2]
This site has been designated an SSSI as an example of old calcareous pasture, but some areas are former quarries, and as a result there is an undulating terrain. The dominant grasses are crested dog's-tail, sweet vernal grass and red fescue, and there is also a small stream with an area of marsh. [3]
The site is composed of two adjoining fields. There is no public access to the larger western field, but a public footpath goes through the smaller eastern one.