Stafford Orchard
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
Stafford Orchard is accessible both from Station Road and School Lane in Quorn. In is in close proximity to a public carpark on Station Road (postcode: LE12 8BS).
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Stafford Orchard is a small park in the centre of Quorn. The site is primarily a grassed area, and also includes a sensory garden, children's play areas and wooden sculptures. Buddon Brook runs along the south-eastern perimeter of the site, providing an important natural feature for wildlife in the area.
Buddon Brook, which runs through the park, is home to various fish species such as Three-spined Stickleback, Stony Loach, Bullheads, Roach and Perch. Kingfishers have been sighted in the park along with other bird species such as Grey Wagtails, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Greenfinch.
Dragonflies (including the Migrant Hawker dragonfly) and damselflies have been sighted in proximity to the brook, and wildflowers of note include the water forget-me-not and gypsywort.
On warm summer evenings badgers and foxes are known to frequent the area, and a diverse range of bat species have been recorded including Pipistrelle, Long-eared, Natters, Noctule and Daubenton's.
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