{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Frisby Marsh SSSI - geograph.org.uk - 523784.jpg |image_caption = |name= Frisby Marsh |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 686 173 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= 10.2 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004512%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Frisby Marsh''' is a {{convert|10.2|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] east of [[Frisby on the Wreake]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004512&SiteName=frisby&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Frisby Marsh | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 12 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004512%27|title=Map of Frisby Marsh|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 12 November 2017}}</ref>
This site has spring-fed marshes, grassland, woodland and a pool and channel which are relicts of a former ox-bow lake of the adjacent [[River Wreake]]. The marshes have a rich flora, with plants such as [[Valeriana dioica|marsh valerian]] and [[marsh arrowgrass]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004512.pdf |title=Frisby Marsh citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 12 November 2017}}</ref>
A public footpath goes through the southern end of the site.
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