River Eye SSSI

River Eye SSSI is a 6.0 hectares (15 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest covering a stretch of the River Eye between Ham Bridge, north-west of Stapleford, and the eastern outskirts of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site.[3]

River Eye

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SK 777 186[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	6.0 hectares (15 acres)[1]
Notification	1983[1]
Location map	Magic Map

This unpolluted clay stream has rich and diverse flora and fauna. Marginal vegetation includes bulrush, branched bur-reed and greater pond sedge, while shallow, fast-flowing stretches have curled pondweed and perfoliate pondweed.[3]

The river runs through private land but it is crossed by roads and footpaths.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: River Eye". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "Map of River Eye". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
3. "River Eye citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 November 2017.