20 Acre Piece NR

    Map key:

    • Selected Wild Place = PINK
    • Other Wild Places = RED
    • Public Rights of Way = GREEN
    • VC55 boundary = BLUE
    Getting There

    The site is located just off the A46 at Six Hills.

    Wild places

    Total species seen at this site: 108

    Description

    This 8 acre site at Six Hills is owned by the Duke of Somerset and is part of a large area of common land known as Burton Common. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and was, until 2010, managed as a reserve by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. A public footpath runs through the middle of the site. It has a mosaic of grassland, scrub and woodland - standing on poorly drained acid soil.

    Wildlife Highlights

    It is a good site for insects and also supports an interesting flora, with Purple Moor-grass, Heath Spotted-orchid and Narrow Buckler Fern all present. Warblers breed in the scrubby woodland, including Whitethroat and Blackcap.

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    Latest records
    Common Name Latin Name Date Recorded Recorded By
    Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum13/05/2018Robert Carter
    Crab AppleMalus sylvestris13/05/2018Robert Carter
    Red CampionSilene dioica13/05/2018Robert Carter
    Dandelion agg.Taraxacum officinale agg.13/05/2018Robert Carter
    Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata13/05/2018Robert Carter
    BugleAjuga reptans13/05/2018Peter Smith
    Golden-bloomed Grey LonghornAgapanthia villosoviridescens13/05/2018Peter Smith
    Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus23/05/2014David Nicholls
    Cock's-footDactylis glomerata23/05/2014David Nicholls
    GorseUlex europaeus23/05/2014David Nicholls
    Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum23/05/2014David Nicholls
    Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata23/05/2014David Nicholls
    Yellow Dung FlyScathophaga stercoraria23/05/2014David Nicholls
    Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus23/05/2014David Nicholls
    Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper23/05/2014David Nicholls