Great Casterton Road Banks facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Lincolnshire |
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| Coordinates | 52°39′47″N 0°30′50″W / 52.663°N 0.514°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Great Casterton Road Banks is a 0.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Stamford in Lincolnshire. It is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
This small site has calcareous grassland on Eastern Jurassic Limestone, and it is dominated by upright brome and tor-grass. It is the only site in the county which has sulphur clover, and it has two other regionally rare species, greater broomrape and perennial flax.
There is access from Old Great North Road.
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