Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 516 154[1] |
| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 147.5 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods is a 147.5-hectare (364-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Loughborough in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is also a Geological Conservation Review[3] and a Nature Conservation Review site.[1] The Outwoods and Beacon Hill are part of The National Forest.[4][5] Two areas in the SSSI, Beacon Hill and Jubilee Woods are country parks managed by Leicestershire County Council,[6] and The Outwoods is managed by Charnwood Borough Council.[7]
Beacon Hill has diverse breeding birds, such as green woodpeckers, tawny owls and tree pipits, and it is one of only three sites in the county with breeding palmate newts. The Outwoods and Hangingstone are of international importance for their fossils of early precambrian life forms.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Designated Sites View: Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Map of Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Beacon Hill (Precambrian of England & Wales)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "The Outwoods". The National Forest Company. 2017.
- ^ "Beacon Hill". The National Forest Company. 2017.
- ^ "Leicestershire Country Parks". Leicestershire County Council. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "The Outwoods". Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.