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Mountsorrel Meadows

Coordinates: 52°43′12″N 1°07′41″W / 52.72°N 1.128°W / 52.72; -1.128
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Mountsorrel Meadows
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TypeNature reserve
LocationMountsorrel, Leicestershire
OS gridSK590140
Area12.6 hectares (31 acres)
Managed byLeicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

Mountsorrel Meadows is a 12.6-hectare (31-acre) nature reserve on the eastern outskirts of Mountsorrel in Leicestershire. It is purchased by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust in 2004.[1]

This site on the bank of the River Soar was farmland until 2006, but is now managed for wildlife. Areas of wet woodland have been created by a combination of planting and natural regeneration. Other parts of the site are now wet grassland and wet scrapes.[1]

There is access to the site by footpaths, but visitors are requested to use the viewing platform and not to enter the main meadow.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mountsorrel Meadows". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

52°43′12″N 1°07′41″W / 52.72°N 1.128°W / 52.72; -1.128