Grantham Canal SSSI

Grantham Canal SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSK 766 339[1]
InterestBiological
Area9.5 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Grantham Canal SSSI is a 9.5-hectare (23-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which runs along a stretch of the Grantham Canal and its banks between Redmile and Harby in Leicestershire.[1][2]

This site has diverse aquatic and terrestrial habitats, which supports a varied insect community. The canal has floating plants such as fat duckweed and water fern, and there are breeding birds such as sedge warblers, moorhens and reed warblers.[3]

There is access to the canal towpath.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Grantham Canal". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Grantham Canal". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Grantham Canal citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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