Ramsey Marsh (EHER 48445)

Three small fields with edges formed from original drainage channels, sited to the south-west of St Lawrence. The grassland has been significantly improved. The area is linked by a track to the historic farmstead of Motts Farm.

2014. Historic Grazing Marsh Project. Historic environment character: The marsh was reclaimed by the time of the Chapman and Andre map of 1777 <1>. It has been significantly improved and the only features which survive are the drainage ditches around the edge of the area. A trackway links the fields to the historic farmstead of Motts farm to the east, which was first recorded in 1272 and to Kings Farm to the west. The 1777 map shows a duck decoy to the north-west of the site, but this was no longer extant by the time of the 1st edition OS map <2>. Character of vegetation: Dominated by Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera, Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne, Red Fescue Festuca rubra, Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum and Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. Threats: Biodiversity – Threatened by drying out, lack of traditional management and scrub encroachment. See <3>.