New Lount

Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary

Getting There

Melbourne Road, Newbold Coleorton, LE67 8JH. Pedestrian access can also be gained via the public footpath adjoining the NE corner of the site. Note the car park within the site opens at 9am and closes at 4pm.

Managed By
Leicestershire County Council
Wild places

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Description

New Lount Nature Reserve is a 19.5 hectare mixed reserve of species-rich grassland, ponds, plantation woodland and scrub within The National Forest. The site, which was designated a statutory Local Nature Reserve in 1995, sits on the site of the former New Lount colliery.

Wildlife Highlights

Birds such as green woodpeckers, chiffchaffs, black caps, willow warblers, treecreepers, goldcrests, willow and marsh tits can be seen regularly within the nature reserve. Tawny owls and sparrowhawks have been known to nest and breed here.
Dragonflies and damselflies are prevalent around the ponds during the summer and early autumn months. Brown and southern hawkers, plus common blue and azure damselflies have all been recorded at the site.
The four ponds support much life including various insects; the presence of which encourages bats, such as common and soprano pipstrelles, to feed here.

 

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