20 Acre Piece NR

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.

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.

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Latest records

Common Name	Latin Name	Date Recorded	Recorded By
Herb-Robert	Geranium robertianum	13/05/2018	Robert Carter
Crab Apple	Malus sylvestris	13/05/2018	Robert Carter
Red Campion	Silene dioica	13/05/2018	Robert Carter
Dandelion agg.	Taraxacum officinale agg.	13/05/2018	Robert Carter
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	13/05/2018	Robert Carter
Bugle	Ajuga reptans	13/05/2018	Peter Smith
Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn	Agapanthia villosoviridescens	13/05/2018	Peter Smith
Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	23/05/2014	David Nicholls
Cock's-foot	Dactylis glomerata	23/05/2014	David Nicholls
Gorse	Ulex europaeus	23/05/2014	David Nicholls
Sweet Vernal-grass	Anthoxanthum odoratum	23/05/2014	David Nicholls
Silver-ground Carpet	Xanthorhoe montanata	23/05/2014	David Nicholls
Yellow Dung Fly	Scathophaga stercoraria	23/05/2014	David Nicholls
Yorkshire-fog	Holcus lanatus	23/05/2014	David Nicholls
Prickly Sow-thistle	Sonchus asper	23/05/2014	David Nicholls

Striped Millipede Ommatoiulus sabulosus	Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens	Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens	Great Burnet Rust Xenodochus carbonarius	Great Burnet Rust Xenodochus carbonarius	Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata	Tachina fera	Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora	Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora	Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora	Empis tessellata	Empis tessellata	Allantus cingulatus	Turnip Sawfly Athalia rosae	Chestnut Slug Deroceras invadens
Chestnut Slug Deroceras invadens	Chestnut Slug Deroceras invadens	Tipula fascipennis	Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria

Group	Common name	Latin name	Last seen
Bees, Wasps, Ants	Tree Bumblebee	Bombus hypnorum	23/05/2014
Bees, Wasps, Ants	Common Carder Bumblebee	Bombus pascuorum	23/05/2014
Bees, Wasps, Ants	Early Bumblebee	Bombus pratorum	23/05/2014
Bees, Wasps, Ants	Gooden's Nomad Bee	Nomada goodeniana	11/05/2012
Beetles	Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn	Agapanthia villosoviridescens	13/05/2018
Beetles		Archarius pyrrhoceras	11/05/2012
Beetles		Athous haemorrhoidalis	28/05/2010
Beetles		Cantharis decipiens	11/05/2012
Beetles		Cantharis nigricans	28/05/2010
Beetles		Cantharis pellucida	11/05/2012
Beetles	7 Spot Ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	28/05/2010
Beetles	Willow Flea Beetle	Crepidodera aurata	11/05/2012
Beetles		Euophryum confine	11/05/2012
Beetles	Harlequin Ladybird	Harmonia axyridis	23/05/2014
Beetles	Thick-legged Flower Beetle	Ischnomera cyanea	28/05/2010
Beetles		Leistus fulvibarbis	28/05/2010
Beetles	Hawthorn Leaf Beetle	Lochmaea crataegi	11/05/2012
Beetles		Loricera pilicornis	23/05/2014
Beetles	Common Malachite Beetle	Malachius bipustulatus	28/05/2010
Beetles		Phyllobius argentatus	11/05/2012
Beetles	Common Leaf Weevil	Phyllobius pyri	11/05/2012
Beetles		Polydrusus cervinus	11/05/2012
Beetles	Cardinal Beetle	Pyrochroa serraticornis	28/05/2010
Beetles		Rhagonycha testacea	28/05/2010
Beetles		Temnocerus nanus	11/05/2012
Birds	Buzzard	Buteo buteo	11/05/2012
Birds	Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	23/05/2014
Birds	Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	23/05/2014
Birds	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	23/05/2014
Bugs	Red-and-black Froghopper	Cercopis vulnerata	23/05/2014