Cotes Grassland Explained

Cotes Grassland
Aos:	Leicestershire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	3.3 hectares
Notifydate:	1983
Map:	Magic Map

Cotes Grassland is a 3.3hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cotes in Leicestershire.^{[1] [2]}

This meadow on the bank of the River Soar has a thin soil on alluvial river gravels. It has several plants which are uncommon in the Midlands, such as soft trefoil, spotted medick, knotted hedge-parsley, wild clary and subterranean trefoil.^[3]

There is access by a public footpath which crosses the site.

References

52.781°N -1.181°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Cotes Grassland . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 November 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Cotes Grassland. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 November 2017.
3. Web site: Cotes Grassland citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 November 2017.