L-Moor, Shepreth Explained

L-Moor, Shepreth
Aos:	Cambridgeshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	6.6 hectares
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

L-Moor, Shepreth is a 6.6hectare 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]

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.

References

52.108°N 0.022°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: L-Moor, Shepreth . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 October 2016.
2. Web site: Map of L-Moor, Shepreth. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 October 2016.
3. Web site: Shepreth L Moor . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 2 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160801215604/http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/shepreth-l-moor . 1 August 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: L-Moor, Shepreth citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 October 2016. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024195215/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001329.pdf. dead.