Saddington Reservoir
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 663 910[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 19.1 hectares (47 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1999[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Saddington Reservoir is a canal reservoir[2] and 19.1 hectares (47 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Saddington in Leicestershire.[1][3] The reservoir was built between 1793 and 1797 to supply water to the Grand Union Canal.[2]
The reservoir has a range of wetland habitats, such as open water, wet willow woodland and swamp. There are a number of nationally scarce beetles, such as Carabus monilis, Atheta basicornis, Eledona agricola and Gyrophaena lucidula.[4]
There is public access to the site.
