Halstead Road Centenary Pasture

Halstead Road Centenary Pasture
Map
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationMountsorrel, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 573 141
Area3.2 hectares (7.9 acres)
Managed byCharnwood Borough Council

Halstead Road Centenary Pasture is a 3.2-hectare (7.9-acre) local nature reserve in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Charnwood Borough Council.[1][2]

This unimproved flower meadow has surviving medieval ridge and furrow. An outcrop of granite is covered with lichens and mosses, and there is a hawthorn and sloe hedge. Birds include yellowhammers and linnets.[1]

There is access from Halstead Road.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Halstead Road Centenary Pasture". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Halstead Road Centenary Pasture". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

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