Loughborough Meadows Explained

Loughborough Meadows
Aos:	Leicestershire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	60.5ha
Notifydate:	1987
Map:	Magic Map

Loughborough Meadows is a 60.5ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England.^{[1] [2]} An area of 35.3ha is managed as a nature reserve by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.^[3]

This is the largest area of unimproved alluvial flood meadow in the county, and wet areas are dominated by creeping bent and marsh foxtail. A brook has large areas of marsh foxtail, and there is a field with breeding lapwings and redshanks.^[4]

There is public access to the site.

References

52.791°N -1.206°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Loughborough Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 November 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Loughborough Meadows. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 November 2017.
3. Web site: Loughborough Big Meadow . Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust . 13 November 2017.
4. Web site: Loughborough Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 November 2017.