L-Moor, Shepreth
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Cambridgeshire |
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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 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[]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: L-Moor, Shepreth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Map of L-Moor, Shepreth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Shepreth L Moor". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "L-Moor, Shepreth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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