Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Cambridgeshire |
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Grid reference | TL 069 994 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 3.1 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1985 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Wansford Pasture is a 3.1-hectare (7.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wansford in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2] It is part of the 7.3 hectare Wansford Pasture & Standen's Pasture, a nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (WTBCN). [3]
This is a south-facing slope, with Jurassic limestone grassland and a flush lower down which has a wide variety of wet-loving plants, including some which are rare in the county. The ecology is maintained by avoiding the use of fertilisers and herbicides, and by grazing. [4] The WTBCN was enlarged by the donation of Standen's Pasture in 2007. [3]
There is access to the site from Old Leicester Road.