Scraptoft Nature Reserve

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]

Scraptoft Nature Reserve
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationScraptoft, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 648 061
Area14.3 hectares (35 acres)
Managed byLeicester City Council

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
  1. "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.

52.649°N 1.044°W / 52.649; -1.044

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