Ulverscroft Valley

Ulverscroft Valley
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Ulverscroft Nature Reserve
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSK 497 123[1]
InterestBiological
Area110.8 hectares (274 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Ulverscroft Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Ulverscroft Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Lea Meadows". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Moat at Lea Meadows South of Polly Botts Lane, Ulverscroft (Ancient Monument)". Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Ulverscroft". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 31 December 2017.