Green Wedge (c(ii)) Between Whetstone, Enderby, Glen Parva, Braunstone, Blaby, Littlethorpe, Narborough and Cosby (Soar Valley South) (South) – Parcel F

Purpose Question Assessment

Yes. Cosby dismantled railway (south of the M1 motorway and which dissects Whetstone golf course) is a local wildlife site; badger sets identified along the disused railway line south of Enderby Road, Whetstone. Mature trees adjacent to Grange Drive, Whetstone are candidate Local Wildlife Sites. Narborough Bog is a SSSI.

Question 3B. Does the land contain landscape or Green/Blue Infrastructure assets that should be retained? Answer 3B: The parcel of land is within two landscape character areas: the Blaby, Countesthorpe and Whetstone Fringe Landscape Character Area and the Sence and Soar Floodplain Landscape Character Area. The parcel of land is characteristic of both landscape character areas as it features: Whetstone golf course north of Cosby, the heavily wooded disused railway line, a floodplain landscape associated with the River Soar, and low intensity land management with woodland vegetation concentrated along the urban edge and the river. The River Soar itself is a continuous feature running north through much of the land. Narborough Bog includes dense vegetation that

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