Scraptoft Nature Reserve
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Scraptoft, Leicestershire |
OS grid | SK 648 061 |
Area | 14.3 hectares (35 acres) |
Managed by | Leicester City Council |
Scraptoft Nature Reserve is a 14.3 hectares (35 acres) Local Nature Reserve in Scraptoft, on the eastern outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.[1][2]
This former Second World War prisoner of war camp has habitats including a pond, semi-improved grassland and mature hawthorn scrub. Scraptoft Brook runs along the southern boundary.[1]
There is access to the site from Beeby Road.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c "Scraptoft". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Scraptoft". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
52°38′56″N 1°02′38″W / 52.649°N 1.044°W / 52.649; -1.044
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