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Lockington Marshes

Coordinates: 52°51′47″N 1°16′41″W / 52.863°N 1.278°W / 52.863; -1.278
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Lockington Marshes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSK 487 301[1]
InterestBiological
Area11.3 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Lockington Marshes is an 11.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Ratcliffe on Soar in Leicestershire.[1][2]

This site in the floodplains of the River Soar and River Trent has a periodically flooded meadow, pools and one of the largest areas of willow carr in the county. The invertebrate fauna includes nationally rare beetles and flies, and scarce species such as the water beetle Batenus livens and the weevil anthribus fasciatus.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Lockington Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Lockington Marshes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Lockington Marshes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

52°51′47″N 1°16′41″W / 52.863°N 1.278°W / 52.863; -1.278