Saddington Reservoir
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSP 663 910[1]
InterestBiological
Area19.1 hectares (47 acres)[1]
Notification1999[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Saddington Reservoir is a canal reservoir[2] and 19.1 hectares (47 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Saddington in Leicestershire.[1][3] The reservoir was built between 1793 and 1797 to supply water to the Grand Union canal.[2]

The reservoir has a range of wetland habitats, such as open water, wet willow woodland and swamp. There are a number of nationally scarce beetles, such as Carabus monilis, Atheta basicornis, Eledona agricola and Gyrophaena lucidula.[4]

There is public access to the site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Saddington Reservoir". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Saddington". British History Online. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Map of Saddington Reservoir". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Saddington Reservoir citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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