Moira Junction

Coordinates: 52°44′20″N 1°09′00″W / 52.739°N 1.15°W / 52.739; -1.15
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Moira Junction
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationMoira, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 305 158
Area3.5 hectares (8.6 acres)
Managed byLeicestershire County Council

Moira Junction is a 3.5-hectare (8.6-acre) Local Nature Reserve north of Moira in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council.[1][2]

This is part of the former Overseal railway sidings, which closed in 1966 and was developed as a nature area in 1991. It has two lakes, birch woodland and heath grassland.[1][3]

There is access by a footpath from Bath Lane.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Moira Junction". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Moira Junction". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Proposal for the Formal Designation of Moira Junction and Saltersford Wood Nature Reserves as Local Nature Reserves" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

52°44′20″N 1°09′00″W / 52.739°N 1.15°W / 52.739; -1.15