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Coordinates: 52°4701N 1°0300W / 52.78361°N 1.05000°W / 52.78361; -1.05000
 

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Twenty Acre Piece
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSK 641 210[1]
InterestBiological
Area8.1 ha (20 acres)[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Twenty Acre Piece is an 8.1-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and registered common land east of LoughboroughinLeicestershire.[1][2][3]

This site has grassland, scrub and wood on poorly drained acidic clay. The woodland is mainly hawthorn, oak and ash, and there are diverse populations of breeding invertebrates and birds.[4]

There is access to the site by a neglected and overgrown footpath.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Twenty Acre Piece". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • ^ "Map of Twenty Acre Piece". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • ^ "Burton Common". Common Land in England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • ^ "Twenty Acre Piece citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  • 52°47′01N 1°03′00W / 52.78361°N 1.05000°W / 52.78361; -1.05000


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