Tolethorpe Mill Roadside Verge
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
From the A1, exit eastwards onto the Old Great North Road, and turn left onto Ryhall Road in Great Casterton. The site begins at the end of the new tree plantation patches, and continues right at the fork onto Salters Lane, ending at the bridge over the river.
There is no bus service to this area.
- Road Verge
- Local Wildlife Site
Site species count:
Designated a Local Wildlife Site in 2011, Tolethorpe Mill verge is located on Ryhall Road and Salters Lane, to the north of Little Casterton. The site is 1,067 metres in length and approximately 1.5 metres wide. The main habitats are calcareous and mixed grassland.
Recorded species include: Agrimony, Greater Knapweed, Restharrow, Knapweed Broomrape, Burnet-saxifrage, Hoary Plantain, Salad Burnet, Small Scabious, Lady’s Bedstraw, Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil, and Cowslip.
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