Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Ulverscroft Nature Reserve | |
Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SK 497 123[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 110.8 hectares (274 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1984[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Ulverscroft Valley is a 110.8-hectare (274-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Markfield in Leicestershire.[1][2] The site is in five separate blocks, and two areas are nature reserves managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust (LRWT). Lea Meadows is owned by the LRWT[3] and it is also a scheduled monument.[4] Part of Ulverscroft Nature Reserve is owned by the LRWT and part is owned by the National Trust and leased to the LRWT.[5]