Grantham Canal SSSI
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 766 339 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 9.5 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Grantham Canal SSSI is a 9.5-hectare (23-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which runs along a stretch of the Grantham Canal and its banks between Redmile and Harby in Leicestershire.[1] [2]
This site has diverse aquatic and terrestrial habitats, which supports a varied insect community. The canal has floating plants such as fat duckweed and water fern, and there are breeding birds such as sedge warblers, moorhens and reed warblers.[3]
There is access to the canal towpath.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Grantham Canal". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Grantham Canal". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Grantham Canal citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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