Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SK 414 268 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 32.9 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1983 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Donington Park is a 32.9-hectare (81-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Castle Donington in Leicestershire. [1] [2] It is separate from the nearby Donington Park motorsport circuit.
The park was mentioned in the Domesday Book, and it has been managed as a deer park for all of its recorded history. Most of it has a short grass sward, with areas of bracken and ancient oaks, which provide a habitat for rare beetles and spiders. [3]
The site is private land with no public access.