Frisby Marsh

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Frisby Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
File:Frisby Marsh SSSI - geograph.org.uk - 523784.jpg
Area of Search Leicestershire
Grid reference SK 686 173 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 10.2 hectares[1]
Notification 1983[1]
Location map Magic Map

Frisby Marsh is a 10.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire.[1][2]

This site has spring-fed marshes, grassland, woodland and a pool and channel which are relicts of a former ox-bow lake of the adjacent River Wreake. The marshes have a rich flora, with plants such as marsh valerian and marsh arrowgrass.[3]

A public footpath goes through the southern end of the site.

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