Stanford Park Explained

Stanford Park
Aos:Leicestershire
Interest:Biological
Area:20.4ha
Notifydate:1983
Map: Magic Map

Stanford Park is a 20.4ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Swinford in Leicestershire.[1] [2]

The park has avenues of oak trees, together with other large trees in an area of pasture. It has the most diverse lichens in the county on the bark of mature trees and on old stonework, including fifteen species not recorded elsewhere in Leicestershire.[3]

The park is the grounds of Stanford Hall, a stately home which is open to the public.

References

52.406°N -1.14°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Stanford Park . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Stanford Park. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Stanford Park citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 November 2017.