SITE 224 DYE HOUSE CLOSE

Date: 28th January 2006

Dyehouse Close is now part of Brookfield Site 220 but I have kept it separate otherwise it is a huge area to cover now that hedgerows have been removed. It is currently used as pasture and an electric fence has to be negotiated whichever way you get access. We accessed it from the Bridle Road Site 142 by the Town Green Bridge over the Rothley Brook.

One boundary to this site is the Rothley Brook and the bank has Ash Trees, which are in a poor condition. There are two lovely Oaks, Trees 515 and 516 with girths of 5.5m and 5.15m. Nearby, on the brook bank is an Ash Tree 517 which I have assessed with a girth of 2.7m as it was in a difficult situation, not to mention an electric fence attached to it.

The field has three other Oaks Trees 518, 532 and 533 which are not classed as ancient as their girths are 3.5m, 2.9m and 3.3m but it is interesting that they are 'free standing' in the field and not part of a hedgerow. This makes the field appear to be like the parkland extending from The Temple (Rothley Court Hotel) towards the old A6. There are two Ash Trees 534 and 535 in the boundary at the corner by the Town Green Bridge.

There is a small area of land near the bridge that separates this site from the brook with an old fallen Willow and smaller Ash and a possible ford through the brook, which needs more research

515 58251222 Oak 5.5 224 Dyehouse Close

516 58281223 Oak 5.1 224 Dyehouse Close

517 58381226 Ash 2.7 224 Dyehouse Close

518 58211218 Oak 3.5 224 Dyehouse Close

532 58471211 Oak 2.9 224 Dyehouse Close

533 58481209 Oak 3.3 224 Dyehouse Close

534 58181219 Ash 3.0 224 Dyehouse Close

535 58181220 Ash 2.8 224 Dyehouse Close

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