Welford Road Cemetery
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
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Welford Road Cemetery was opened in 1849 and covers 6.9 ha. The site is an important green space in the City of Leicester and contains many mature trees. Records from this site have been boosted by a number of BioBlitz events held in recent years. In recent years Leicester City Council has been developing wildflower areas to maintain and protect a decreasing inner-city habitat and monitor native flora and fauna within the cemetery. The wildflower meadows are mowed after flowering and the cuttings removed.
In 2016 a bioblitz was held at Welford Road Cemetery, organised by the City Council. A list of the species found can be seen here.
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