L-Moor, Shepreth

L-Moor, Shepreth
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 386 474[1]
InterestBiological
Area6.6 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

L-Moor, Shepreth is a 6.6-hectare (16-acre) 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. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: L-Moor, Shepreth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of L-Moor, Shepreth". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Shepreth L Moor". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ "L-Moor, Shepreth citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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