Grace Dieu and High Sharpley
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Spring In Grace Dieu Wood | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 438 173[1] |
| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 86.0 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Grace Dieu and High Sharpley is an 86 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Coalville and Shepshed in Leicestershire.[1][2] Grace Dieu Quarry is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This site is composed of several fragments of the formerly extensive Charnwood Forest, and it has diverse habitats of heath, woodland, rock, scrub and acid grassland. Grace Dieu Quarry exhibits a thin marine Lower Carboniferous layer of Carboniferous Limestone, close to the Midland shoreline around 340 million years ago.[4]
Roads and footpaths go through some areas of the site.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Grace Dieu and High Sharpley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Grace Dieu and High Sharpley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Grace Dieu (Dinantian of Northern England & North Wales)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Grace Dieu and High Sharpley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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