Ambion Wood

Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary

Getting There

The wood can be accessed from the Bosworth Battlefield or from along the Ashby Canal.

Status

Private but crossed by a public footpath.

Former LRWT nature reserve.

Wild places

Total species seen at this site:

Description

Secondary woodland and plantation on Mercia Mudstone with bands of sandstone, covering 36 ha.

Wildlife Highlights

Plant species recorded include Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, Eared Willow Salix aurita and Pale Sedge Carex pallescens.

 

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