St Mary's Open Space, Leicester
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The site can be accessed from Aylestone Road and also from Old Saffron Lane (off Saffron Lane).
Public open space
This site is one of the areas targetted for habitat improvement through the Saving The Saffron Brook programme.
Total species seen at this site:
Formerly allotments, this site is now managed for wildlife as public open space. The Saffron Brook runs through the southern edge and though canalised, some aquatic vegetation has established and both Otter and Kingfisher have been seen here. Parts of the main site have been seeded with wildflowers and Wild Carrot, Black Knapweed and Birds-foot Trefoil are well-established. Damper areas support a number of dragonflies, including Brown Hawker, Banded Demoiselle and Blue-tailed Damselfly.
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