Croft Pasture
Conservation area in England
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Croft Pasture is a 6.2-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of Croft in Leicestershire.[1][2] Most of the site, totalling 5.8 hectares, is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 509 958[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.2 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
The River Soar runs through this unimproved grazed meadow, which is dominated by common bent and crested dog's-tail. A knoll in the north of the site has uncommon flora such as meadow saxifrage, common stork's-bill and subterranean clover.[3][4]
There is access from Station Road.