Pasture and Asplin Woods

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|image= Pasture Wood 1.jpg

|image_caption = Pasture Wood

|name= Pasture and Asplin Woods

|aos= Leicestershire

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 426 215 }}

|area= {{convert| 40.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1983

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001129%27 Magic Map]

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Pasture and Asplin Woods is a {{convert| 40.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Belton in Leicestershire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001129&SiteName=asplin&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Pasture and Asplin Woods | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 19 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001129%27 |title=Map of Pasture and Asplin Woods|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 19 November 2017}}

These ancient woods on poorly drained clay soils are dominated by ash, with a shrub layer of hazel and hawthorn. There are herbs characteristic of ancient woodland, such as wood anemone and sweet woodruff.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001129.pdf |title=Pasture and Asplin Woods citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 19 November 2017}}

The site is private property with no public access.