Pasture and Asplin Woods | |
Aos: | Leicestershire |
Interest: | Biological |
Area: | 40.9ha |
Notifydate: | 1983 |
Map: | Magic Map |
Pasture and Asplin Woods is a 40.9ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Belton in Leicestershire.[1] [2]
These ancient woods on poorly drained clay soils are dominated by ash, with a shrub layer of hazel and hawthorn. There are herbs characteristic of ancient woodland, such as wood anemone and sweet woodruff.[3]
The site is private property with no public access.