Melton Country Park

Melton Country Park
Type Country park
Location Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Coordinates 52°46′48″N 00°52′40″W / 52.78000°N 0.87778°W / 52.78000; -0.87778Coordinates: 52°46′48″N 00°52′40″W / 52.78000°N 0.87778°W / 52.78000; -0.87778
Area 55.5ha[1]
Open All year

Melton Country Park is a country park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.[1]

Facilities

The park has a visitor centre, cafe, sensory garden, nature trail, climbing forest, memorial garden, stepping stones, bridges, bird hides, a dam, a troll bridge, sports grounds and cricket fields.[2] A Parkrun takes place every week.[3] The park was given a Green Flag Award in 2018.[4]

Reservoir

A reservoir was built in the 1990s to reduce the risk of flooding to properties in Melton from Scalford Brook and sits at the centre of the country park. Since 1996 it has been operated and maintained by the Environment Agency. The dam is designed to cope with a 1 in a 100 year flood. The park has been planted with trees and shrubs and has a permanent lake which provides wetland habitat for invertebrates, fish and birds. Stepping stones and a footbridge allow walkers to cross the brook.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Burgess, Claire. "Melton Country Park". www.melton.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Council, Melton Borough. "Melton Borough Council download - Melton Country Park - Events and tourism". www.melton.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "Melton Mowbray parkrun - Melton Mowbray parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk.
  4. ↑ "Melton Country Park and town cemetery named two of UK's nicest green spaces".
  5. ↑ "Melton Country Park - NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk.
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