Moira Junction

Moira Junction is a 3.5-hectare (8.6-acre) Local Nature Reserve north of Moira in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council.[1][2]

Moira Junction
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationMoira, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 305 158
Area3.5 hectares (8.6 acres)
Managed byLeicestershire County Council

This is part of the former Overseal railway sidings, which closed in 1966 and was developed as a nature area in 1991. It has two lakes, birch woodland and heath grassland.[1][3]

There is access by a footpath from Bath Lane.

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References
  1. "Moira Junction". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Map of Moira Junction". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Proposal for the Formal Designation of Moira Junction and Saltersford Wood Nature Reserves as Local Nature Reserves" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

52.739°N 1.15°W / 52.739; -1.15

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