Rocky Plantation

Rocky Plantation
Type Nature reserve
Location Markfield, Leicestershire
OS grid SK 493118
Area 3.4 hectares (8.4 acres)
Managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

Rocky Plantation is a 3.4-hectare (8.4-acre) nature reserve north of Markfield in Leicestershire. It is owned by the National Trust and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.[1]

This site has mixed woodland, including some mature sessile oaks, and rocky outcrops. There is a variety of fungi and birds, including great spotted woodpeckers and nuthatches.[1]

There is access from Priory Lane.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rocky Plantation". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

Coordinates: 52°42′07″N 1°16′19″W / 52.702°N 1.272°W / 52.702; -1.272

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