Great Casterton Road Banks Explained

Great Casterton Road Banks
Aos:Lincolnshire
Interest:Biological
Coordinates:52.663°N -0.514°W
Area:0.4ha
Notifydate:1985
Map: Magic Map

Great Casterton Road Banks is a 0.4hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Stamford in Lincolnshire.[1] [2] It is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.[3]

This small site has calcareous grassland on Eastern Jurassic Limestone, and it is dominated by upright brome and tor-grass. It is the only site in the county which has sulphur clover, and it has two other regionally rare species, greater broomrape and perennial flax.[4]

There is access from Old Great North Road.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Great Casterton Road Banks . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 30 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Great Casterton Road Banks . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 30 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Great Casterton Road Banks. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. 30 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Great Casterton Road Banks citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 30 October 2017.