Pasture and Asplin Woods facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Pasture Wood
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| Area of Search | Leicestershire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 40.9 hectares (101 acres) |
| Notification | 1983 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Pasture and Asplin Woods is a 40.9 hectares (101 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Belton in Leicestershire.
These ancient woods on poorly drained clay soils are dominated by ash, with a shrub layer of hazel and hawthorn. There are herbs characteristic of ancient woodland, such as wood anemone and sweet woodruff.
The site is private property with no public access.
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