Barrow Hills Sandpit is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located next to the hamlet of Harwell, 3 km east of the town of Bawtry. This area is protected because of its species-rich grassland. Historically, this area has been quarried for sand.
Barrow Hills Sandpit SSSI has been visited by Doncaster Naturalists' Society.
Biology There are areas of heathland habitat where plant species include gorse, broom and heath bedstraw. Where pebbles and limestone nodules have been exposed, plant species include common stork's-bill, buck's-horn plantain, hoary cinquefoil, biting stonecrop, lesser hawkbit , restharrow and viper's-bugloss. Buckthorn is also present in this protected area.
Land ownership All land in this protected area is owned by the local authority.
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