Croft Hill

Croft Hill

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SP 509 966[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	2.0 hectares[1]
Notification	1994[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Croft Hill is a two hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Croft in Leicestershire.^[1][2]

This site has short, tussocky grass in an open habitat, a nationally rare vegetation type. The granitic soil is thin and short of nutrients. The nationally scarce upright chickweed is abundant in some areas.^[3]

There is access to the site from Croft Hill Road, between the villages of Huncote and Croft.

The area consists of a small hill connected to a larger hill, both of which can be reached by foot. Adjacent to these hills is a nature reserve with enclosed lake, where visitors can stand on a wooden deck over the water. The lake is populated with a collection of reeds and other natural flora.

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Coordinates: 52°33′50″N 1°15′00″W / 52.564°N 1.25°W / 52.564; -1.25