L-Moor, Shepreth
Protected area in Cambridgeshire, England
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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]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
 Location of L-Moor, Shepreth. | |
| Area of search | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 386 474[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.6 hectares[1] |
| Notification date | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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.
