Came across this article in the Leicester Mercury. Aylestone Meadows are on the cusp of the city centre and provide a great outdoors space for walking, fishing and an escape from the city centre hussle.
A few years ago their were plans to build football pitches and club houses over this land. However, after a block on the plans by the city council, these plans have been shelved.
Now, more than two years later, this survey has shown the area to be of a vastly diverse natural resource with over 600 different species of fauna and flora.
