Lount Meadows

{{Infobox SSSI |image= Lount Meadows 4.jpg |image_caption = |name= Lount Meadows |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 385 190 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert|8.5 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000905%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Lount Meadows''' is a {{convert| 8.5 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] south of [[Lount]] in [[Leicestershire]], England.<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000905&SiteName=lount&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Lount Meadows | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 19 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000905%27 |title=Map of Lount Meadows|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>

This slightly acidic grassland site has hay meadows with diverse grass species. There are also areas of species-rich rough pasture, scrub and marsh, which is dominated by [[plicate sweet-grass]] and [[water horsetail]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000905.pdf |title=Lount Meadows citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 19 November 2017}}</ref>

The site is private land with no public access.

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