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Belshaw

Coordinates: 53°32′40″N 0°50′30″W / 53.544575°N 0.841712°W / 53.544575; -0.841712
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Belshaw
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Belshaw is located in Lincolnshire
Belshaw
Location within Lincolnshire
LocationHumberside
Grid referenceSE768059
Coordinates53°32′40″N 0°50′30″W / 53.544575°N 0.841712°W / 53.544575; -0.841712
InterestBiological
Area0.2 acres (0.00081 km2; 0.00031 sq mi)
Notification1988 (1988)
Natural England website
Rhinanthus angustifolius, the greater yellow-rattle
Rhinanthus angustifolius, the greater yellow-rattle

Belshaw is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Lincolnshire, England.[1] It lies to the west of the village of Belton in the Isle of Axholme. The site, which was designated a SSSI in 1988, is a short length of land along a disused railway line and is important because it supports a colony of greater yellow-rattle. This is a nationally rare plant which receives special protection under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Once widely distributed, this species is now known to occur at only six localities in Great Britain.

References

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  1. ^ "Belshaw" (PDF). Natural England. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2009.