| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 777 186[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.0 hectares (15 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
River Eye SSSI is a 6.0 hectares (15 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest covering a stretch of the River Eye between Ham Bridge, north-west of Stapleford, and the eastern outskirts of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site.[3]
This unpolluted clay stream has rich and diverse flora and fauna. Marginal vegetation includes bulrush, branched bur-reed and greater pond sedge, while shallow, fast-flowing stretches have curled pondweed and perfoliate pondweed.[3]
The river runs through private land but it is crossed by roads and footpaths.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: River Eye". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ↑ "Map of River Eye". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- 1 2 "River Eye citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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