Quorn, Barrow Rd verge
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The verge is on the south side of Barrow Road, near to the Farley Way roundabout. Note - there is no vehicle access onto Barlow Road from the roundabout.
Road verge
A Facebook page with more details about the verge is maintained by a local resident and can be viewed by searching for 'Rewilding Barrow Road'.
Site species count:
This verge lies along the eastern side of Church Causeway backing onto the playing fields of Rawlins College. It is between 1 and 2 metres wide and backed by a mature hedge which includes Elm and Elder.
The verge being managed to improve biodiversity as part of the County Council/Parish Council Verges Biodiversity Project. The aim of the project is to demonstrate that by managing the verge as a wildflower meadow it can support a much greater variety of wildlife species.
The verge has been surveyed by NatureSpot but different species come and go throughout the year we will get a much better understanding of the nature value of this site if local residents can add records of what they have seen. Please take a photo if possible and include it with your record, using NatureSpot's Submit Records form. Your record and any photos will then appear on this page!
No mowing takes place between April and August to allow the grasses and wildflowers to grow and bloom, providing food and cover to a wide variety of insects and other creatures. A narrow 'visibility' strip is however regularly mown along the road edge.
The 2024 NatureSpot survey revealed 62 plant species along the verge (including 6 in the hedge). Some wildflower seed and plug plants have been introduced and whilst some species have clearly been added this way, it isn't always possible to know which arrived naturally.
A list of all the species found at the site, together with any images taken, appears below.
Note: the verge boundaries shown on the map are indicative, please refer to the signed/staked areas area on the ground for the exact location.
Some of the most obvious flowering plants have been introduced, these include Viper's Bugloss, Poppy and Phacelia. However there is still and excellent diversity of plants that are probably natural to the grassland verge. These include Hedge Woundwort, Common Mouse-ear and Common Vetch. The hedge behind the verge is predominantly Elm. An Italian Alder grows at the northern end.
The records and images below may include those from adjacent sites if the grid reference submitted with these records overlaps the boundary of this Wild Place.
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
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