Great Casterton Road Banks

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Great Casterton Road Banks is a {{convert|0.4|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Stamford in Lincolnshire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001890&SiteName=casterton&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Great Casterton Road Banks | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 30 October 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001890%27|title=Map of Great Casterton Road Banks |series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 30 October 2017}} It is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url=https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/great-casterton-road-banks|title=Great Casterton Road Banks|publisher=Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust|accessdate = 30 October 2017}}

This small site has calcareous grassland on Eastern Jurassic Limestone, and it is dominated by upright brome and tor-grass. It is the only site in the county which has sulphur clover, and it has two other regionally rare species, greater broomrape and perennial flax.{{cite web|url=https://necmsi.esdm.co.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001890.pdf |title=Great Casterton Road Banks citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 30 October 2017}}

There is access from Old Great North Road.