Barrow Hills Sandpit

Barrow Hills Sandpit is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located next to the hamlet of Harwell, 3 km east of the town of Bawtry. This area is protected because of its species-rich grassland. Historically, this area has been quarried for sand.

Barrow Hills Sandpit SSSI has been visited by Doncaster Naturalists' Society.[3]

Biology

There are areas of heathland habitat where plant species include gorse, broom and heath bedstraw. Where pebbles and limestone nodules have been exposed, plant species include common stork's-bill, buck's-horn plantain, hoary cinquefoil, biting stonecrop, lesser hawkbit , restharrow and viper's-bugloss. Buckthorn is also present in this protected area.[1]

Land ownership

All land in this protected area is owned by the local authority.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  2. ^ "Protected Planet | Barrow Hills Sandpit". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  3. ^ "2023 – March – Doncaster Naturalists' Society". www.doncasternaturalhistorysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  4. ^ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament". questions-statements.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-11.

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