title: Kirby Frith Nature Reserve
text: # Kirby Frith Nature Reserve
  
  Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare (5.2-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.
  
  This site is described by Natural England as the richest wildflower grassland in the county, with species such as devil's-bit scabious, betony and yellow rattle. Butterflies include speckled woods and meadow browns.
  
  There is access from Cherry Hills Road.
  
  