The Freewards Woodland Verge, Essendine
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The site is located to the southwest of Essendine. From the A1, exit into Great Casterton, and continue on Ryhall Road and the A6121/Stamford Road until the signposted turning to Uffingham (if you reach Essendine village you have gone too far). The site begins as the road straightens out after the left bend and continues until the end of the wood.
Limited parking on the verge may be possible halfway along and at the southern end of the site, but please be mindful of traffic and private land.
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- Road Verge
- Local Wildlife Site
Site species count:
Designated a Local Wildlife Site in 2009, the verge is 318 metres in length and 3-4 metres wide between the road tarmac and the Freewards woodland edge (on the eastern side of the road only). The main habitat is mesotrophic grassland and reportedly reasonably species diverse. The site is shaded at the north end, and partly shaded along the southern section.
Recorded species include: Agrimony, Common Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw, Field Scabious, Common Restharrow, Meadow Buttercup, and Common Bent.
In addition, the verge contains Stone Parsley (Sison amomum), a species listed within the Leicestershire and Rutland Rare Plant Register 2007.
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