Scraptoft Nature Reserve

Scraptoft Nature Reserve
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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scraptoft". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Scraptoft". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

Coordinates: 52°38′56″N 1°02′38″W / 52.649°N 1.044°W / 52.649; -1.044

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