{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Cave's Inn Pits 1.jpg |image_caption = |name= Cave's Inn Pits |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SP 538 795 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= 5.8 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003549%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Cave's Inn Pits''' is a {{convert|5.8|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] south-west of [[Shawell]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003549&SiteName=cave%27s&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Cave's Inn Pits | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 24 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003549%27|title=Map of Cave's Inn Pits|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 24 October 2017}}</ref>
These disused gravel workings have some of the best neutral marsh in the county, with varied habitats also including scrub, species-rich grassland and shallow pools. There are diverse species of breeding birds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003549.pdf|title=Cave's Inn Pits citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=24 October 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050240/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003549.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The site is private land with no public access.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Cave's Inn Pits}}
{{coord| 52.41| -1.21 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}} {{SSSIs Leicestershire }} [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire]]