Mansfield & Ashfield Local Members Group

Warsop Carrs pLNR (SK565 683).

 This proposed Local Nature reserve (pLNR) covers an area of approximately 14 hectares situated six miles north of Mansfield on the A60, lying between the pLNR at Meden Vale to the north and the SSSI at Sookholme, Hills and Holes to the south. The area has a high diversity of habitats, which includes wet Willow carr, hawthorn scrub, and both wet and dry grassland. The site contains two SINC’s separated by an area of amenity grassland, the millpond and island to the north and small Crack Willow woodland to the south these are linked through the amenity grassland by the river Meden which flows south to north.

The two areas of Crack Willow woodland (on the Millpond Island and to the south of the amenity grassland) contain plants that are classed as ancient woodland indicators such as Wood Anemone, Dogs Mercury and Wild Garlic.

There have been no formal surveys carried out to determine if Water Voles, Water Shrews or amphibians are present on the site. But casual observations have confirmed the presence of bats but no species list has been drawn up.

The site has been monitored for birds over a number of years. These informal observations by members of Birklands Ringing Group which is made up of locally based naturalists have compiled an impressive species list that contains over one hundred species, the highlights of which include Goosander, Waxwing, Turtle Dove and Grasshopper Warbler

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