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Scraptoft Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 52°38′56″N 1°02′38″W / 52.649°N 1.044°W / 52.649; -1.044
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Scraptoft Nature Reserve
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationScraptoft, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 648 061
Area14.3 hectares (35 acres)
Managed byLeicester 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

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  1. ^ a b c "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°38′56″N 1°02′38″W / 52.649°N 1.044°W / 52.649; -1.044