| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 538 216[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 60.5 hectares (149 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Loughborough Meadows is a 60.5 hectares (149 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England.[1][2] An area of 35.3 hectares (87 acres) is managed as a nature reserve by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.[3]
This is the largest area of unimproved alluvial flood meadow in the county, and wet areas are dominated by creeping bent and marsh foxtail. A brook has large areas of marsh foxtail, and there is a field with breeding lapwings and redshanks.[4]
There is public access to the site.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Loughborough Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Loughborough Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Loughborough Big Meadow". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Loughborough Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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