Great Casterton Road Banks
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Area of Search | Lincolnshire |
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Grid reference | TF 005 083 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 0.4 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Great Casterton Road Banks is a 0.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Stamford in Lincolnshire.[1][2] It is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.[3]
This small site has calcareous grassland on Eastern Jurassic Limestone, and it is dominated by upright brome and tor-grass. It is the only site in the county which has sulphur clover, and it has two other regionally rare species, greater broomrape and perennial flax.[4]
There is access from Old Great North Road.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Great Casterton Road Banks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Map of Great Casterton Road Banks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Great Casterton Road Banks". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Great Casterton Road Banks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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