{{Short description|Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, United Kingdom}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Chater Valley 3.jpg |image_caption = |name= Chater Valley |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 804 044 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= 3.8 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003619%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Chater Valley''' is a {{convert|3.8|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] north of [[Loddington, Leicestershire|Loddington]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003619&SiteName=chater&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Chater Valley | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003619%27 |title=Map of Chater Valley|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 10 September 2017}}</ref>
This steeply sloping stretch of the valley of the [[River Chater]] is a semi-natural mosaic of grassland and spring-fed marsh. There are diverse breeding birds, invertebrates and herbs, including [[tormentil]], [[Stachys officinalis|betony]] and one of the few populations in the county of [[Botrychium lunaria|moonwort]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003619.pdf |title=Chater Valley citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 10 September 2017}}</ref>
The site is private land with no public access.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Chater Valley}}
{{coord| 52.632| -0.816 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}} {{SSSIs Leicestershire }} [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire]]