Leighfield Forest SSSI is an 11.3 hectares (28 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Skeffington in Leicestershire, England. It consists of several fragments, including Tugby Wood, Loddington Reddish, Brown's Wood, Skeffington Wood and Tilton Wood, of the former medieval hunting Leighfield Forest, which straddles Leicestershire and Rutland.[1][2][3] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II.[4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Lane through Tugby Wood | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 487 301[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 11.3 hectares (28 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
These woods in the Eye Brook valley date back at least to the thirteenth century. The dominant trees are ash and oak. The diverse moths and beetles include some rare species, and others are at the northern limit of their distribution. There are also areas of grassland and marsh.[5]
Roads and footpaths go through some of the woods but others are private.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Leighfield Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Leighfield Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Living Landscapes". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Leighfield Forest citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
