Bloody Oaks Quarry is a biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
north-west of
Great Casterton in
Rutland
Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire.
Its greatest len ...
.
It is owned and managed by the
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
This site has species-rich grassland on
Jurassic limestone. The dominant grasses are
tor-grass and
upright brome and flora include
rock-rose,
salad burnet,
yellow-wort and
autumn gentian.
The site is open to the public. The name alludes to the 1470
Battle of Losecoat Field (also known as the Battle of Empingham). There is mention of Bloody Oaks Wood from circa 1800.
[''The Place-Names of Rutland'' by Barrie Cox (EPNS, 1994), p14]
References
{{SSSIs Rutland
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Rutland
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust