Moira Junction
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]
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Moira, Leicestershire |
| OS grid | SK 305 158 |
| Area | 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) |
| Managed by | Leicestershire County Council |
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.
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References
- "Moira Junction". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Map of Moira Junction". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "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.
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