Leighton Road Cutting

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Leighton Road Cutting is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, covering 0.01 km². The county has 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. The nearest railway station is Bruton, about 9 km to the south.

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