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Frisby Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SK 686 173
Interest	Biological
Area	10.2 hectares
Notification	1983
Location map	Magic Map

Frisby Marsh is a 10.2-hectare (25-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire.

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.

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

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Frisby Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
"Map of Frisby Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
"Frisby Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

52°44′56″N 0°59′06″W / 52.749°N 0.985°W / 52.749; -0.985

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire