{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Former canal, Wymondham Rough SSSI - geograph.org.uk - 179301.jpg |image_caption = |name= Wymondham Rough |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 831 174}}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert| 6.0 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002070%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Wymondham Rough''' is a {{convert| 6.0 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) east of [[Stapleford, Leicestershire|Stapleford]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002070&SiteName=wymond&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Wymondham Rough | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 24 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002070%27|title=Map of Wymondham Rough|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 24 November 2017}}</ref> The SSSI is part of the 12.5 hectare Wymondham Rough nature reserve, which is managed by the [[Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=LRWT>{{cite web|url= http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/wymondham-rough/ |title= Wymondham Rough |publisher= Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust |access-date= 24 November 2017}}</ref>
This clay grassland has a rich flora, dominated by [[common bent]], [[Yorkshire fog]], [[false oat-grass]] and [[Dactylis glomerata|cock's foot]]. A poorly drained area has plants such as [[water avens]], and there are drier soils in the west of the site.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/wymondham-rough/ |title= Wymondham Rough citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 24 November 2017}}</ref>
There is access from a gate north of the level crossing.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Wymondham Rough}}
{{coord| 52.748| -0.77 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}} {{SSSIs Leicestershire }} {{Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust }}
[[Category:Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust]] [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire]]