Nature Alive

Nature Alive
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationCoalville, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 423 151
Area5.7 hectares (14 acres)
Managed byNorth West Leicestershire District Council

Nature Alive is a 5.7 hectares (14 acres) Local Nature Reserve in northern outskirts of Coalville in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by North West Leicestershire District Council.[1][2]

This site was formerly a coal stocking yard for Snibston Colliery, and it now has diverse habitats such as woodland, ponds, a wildflower meadow, rough pasture and hedges. The fauna existing there include water voles and great crested newts.[1][3]

The reserve can be accessed from Stephenson Way and Brunel Way.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Nature Alive". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Nature Alive". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Coalville's Green Spaces" (PDF). North West Leicestershire District Council. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

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