{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Ives Head.jpg |image_caption = |name= Ives Head |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Geological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SK 478 170}}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert|5.0|ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 2012<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%272000748%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Ives Head''' is a {{convert| 5 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] south of [[Shepshed]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S2000748&SiteName=ives&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Ives Head | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date =17 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%272000748%27|title=Map of Ives Head|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=3168 |title= Ives Head (Precambrian Palaeontology) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 17 December 2017}}</ref>
This site exposes [[volcaniclastic]] sandstones dating to the late [[Precambrian]], around 600 million years ago. It is important for the global understanding of the early evolution of [[Ediacaran]] environments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000146.pdf|title=Ives Head citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=17 December 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>
The site is private land with no public access.
==References== {{reflist}} {{coord| 52.749| -1.293 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}} {{SSSIs Leicestershire }} [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire]] [[Category:Geological Conservation Review sites]] [[Category:Shepshed]]