Groby Pool and Woods

{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}}

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|name= Groby Pool and Woods

|aos= Leicestershire

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 519 082 }}

|area= 29.0 hectares

|notifydate= 1983

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000094%27 Magic Map]

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Groby Pool and Woods is a 29 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Groby in Leicestershire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000094&SiteName=groby&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Groby Pool and Woods | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 12 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000094%27 |title=Map of Groby Pool and Woods|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 12 November 2017}}

Groby Pool is the largest natural lake in the county, and it is used by many wintering wildfowl. The marginal vegetation is diverse, and there is also wet woodland and meadows which have grasses such as common bent, sweet vernal grass and crested dog's-tail.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000094.pdf |title=Groby Pool and Woods citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 12 November 2017}}

There are footpaths through the site.{{cite web|url=https://www.visitnationalforest.co.uk/view/?id=Groby-Pool|title=Groby Pool|publisher=The National Forest|access-date= 12 November 2017}}