{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Holwell Mouth - geograph.org.uk - 1101246.jpg |image_caption = |name= Holwell Mouth |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 725 245 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= 14.5 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000146%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Holwell Mouth''' is a {{convert|14.5|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] south-east of [[Nether Broughton]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000146&SiteName=holwell&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Holwell Mouth | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 13 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000146%27 |title=Map of Holwell Mouth|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 13 November 2017}}</ref> It is [[common land]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Holwell Mouth|url=https://common-land.com/lands/view/5573|publisher=Common Land in England|accessdate= 13 November 2017}}</ref>
This marsh on [[Jurassic]] clay is in the valley of the [[River Smite]], which runs through the site. There are also areas of grassland, bracken and woodland, and the diverse habitats support a range of birds and insects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000146.pdf|title=Holwell Mouth citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=13 November 2017|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221830/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000146.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
There is public access to the site.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Holwell Mouth}}
{{coord| 52.813| -0.927 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}} {{SSSIs Leicestershire }} [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire]]