Mantles Heath

Mantles Heath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Northamptonshire
Grid reference	SP 597 552
Interest	Biological
Area	13.7 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Mantles Heath is a 13.7-hectare (34-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Daventry in Northamptonshire.^[1]^[2]

Most of this woodland site is on acid soil, but the western part is on calcareous and poorly drained clay, and has a diverse flora. Locally uncommon plants include wood vetch, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage and slender St John’s wort.^[3]

There is access from Preston Capes by the Knightley Way long distance footpath.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Designated Sites View: Mantles Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "Map of Mantles Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "Mantles Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.