Thistleton New Road Verge
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
New Road runs almost parallal to the A1, and can be accessed via Hooby Lane at the southern end, or Broadgate Road then Thistleton Lane at the northern end.
The nearest bus stop is in Thiestleton, a 10-minute walk away. More information can be found here:
https://bustimes.org/localities/thistleton-oakham
- Road Verge
- Local Wildlife Site
Site species count:
Designated a Local Wildlife Site in 2003, the New Road verge stretches for 1.3 kilometers on both sides of the road. The main habitats are mesotrophic grassland, calcareous grassland and mixed grassland. The verge is reported to be species-diverse.
Recorded species include: Agrimony, Bulbous Buttercup, Common Bird's-foot Trefoil, Black Knapweed, Burnet Saxifrage, Common Sorrel, Cowslip, Field Scabious, Lady's Bedstraw, Meadow Vetchling, Ox-eye Daisy, Red Clover, Hard Rush, Greater Knapweed, and Salad Burnet.
In addition, Spiny Restharrow (Ononis spinosa, from the Leicestershire and Rutland Rare Plant Register) has been recorded on the verge.
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