Eye Brook Valley Woods
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Great Merrible Wood | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 828 970[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 65.7 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Eye Brook Valley Woods is a 65.7-hectare (162-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Hallaton in Leicestershire. It is in three separate areas, Great Merrible Wood, which is managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, Bolt Wood and Park Wood.[1][2][3]
These are surviving fragments of the medieval Leighfield Forest. Park Wood is mainly ash and wych elm, while Bolt Wood and Great Merrible Wood are dominated by ash and field maple. The shrub flora is diverse, and there are also several small pools and marshes.[4]
There is access to Great Merrible Wood by a footpath from Stockerston Lane, but the other woods are private.
