L-Moor, Shepreth
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | 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
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 2 "Shepreth L Moor". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "L-Moor, Shepreth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°06′29″N 0°01′19″E / 52.108°N 0.022°E
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