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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cotes Grassland

Cotes Grassland is a 3.3-hectare (8.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cotes in Leicestershire.

This meadow on the bank of the River Soar has a thin soil on alluvial river gravels. It has several plants which are uncommon in the Midlands, such as soft trefoil, spotted medick, knotted hedge-parsley, wild clary and subterranean trefoil.

There is access by a public footpath which crosses the site.

References

  1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Cotes Grassland". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Cotes Grassland". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Cotes Grassland citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

52°46′52″N 1°10′52″W / 52.781°N 1.181°W / 52.781; -1.181