River Mease SSSI
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Leicestershire Staffordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 264 119[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 23.0 hectares (57 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 2000[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
River Mease SSSI is a 23.0 hectares (57 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a stretch of the River Mease and its tributary Gilwiskaw Brook, running between Alrewas in Staffordshire and Packington in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is also a Special Area of Conservation[3]
The river has nationally significant populations of two species of freshwater fish, spined loach and bullhead. Vegetation is sparse in the upper reaches as the stream is fast-flowing, but there are stands of floating sweet-grass, and aquatic flora is more varied in lower down, where the river flows slowly across a flood plain.[4]
The river goes through private land, but it is crossed by roads and footpaths.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: River Mease". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of River Mease". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: River Mease". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "River Mease citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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