# Twenty Acre Piece

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Twenty Acre Piece Site of Special Scientific Interest Location of Twenty Acre Piece. Location Leicestershire Grid reference SK 641 210[1] Interest Biological Area 8.1 ha (20 acres)[1] Notification 1983[1] Location map Magic Map

**Twenty Acre Piece** is an 8.1-hectare (20-acre) biological [Site of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest) and registered [common land](/source/Common_land) east of [Loughborough](/source/Loughborough) in [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire).[1][2][3]

This site has grassland, scrub and wood on poorly drained acidic clay. The woodland is mainly [hawthorn](/source/Crataegus_monogyna), [oak](/source/Quercus_robur) and [ash](/source/Fraxinus_excelsior), and there are diverse populations of breeding invertebrates and birds.[4]

There is access to the site by a neglected and overgrown footpath.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-dsv_1-3) ["Designated Sites View: Twenty Acre Piece"](https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002040&SiteName=twenty&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-map_2-0)** ["Map of Twenty Acre Piece"](http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002040%27). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Burton Common"](https://common-land.com/lands/view/5570). Common Land in England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Twenty Acre Piece citation"](http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002040.pdf) (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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