Twenty Acre Piece

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|name= Twenty Acre Piece

|aos= Leicestershire

|interest=Biological

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|area = {{convert|8.1|ha|acre|abbr=on}}

|notifydate= 1983

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002040%27 Magic Map]

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Twenty Acre Piece is an {{convert|8.1|ha|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and registered common land east of Loughborough in Leicestershire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002040&SiteName=twenty&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Twenty Acre Piece | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 6 November 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002040%27|title=Map of Twenty Acre Piece|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 6 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://common-land.com/lands/view/5570|title=Burton Common|publisher=Common Land in England|accessdate= 6 November 2017}}

This site has grassland, scrub and wood on poorly drained acidic clay. The woodland is mainly hawthorn, oak and ash, and there are diverse populations of breeding invertebrates and birds.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002040.pdf |title=Twenty Acre Piece citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 6 November 2017}}

There is access to the site by a neglected and overgrown footpath.