Humberstone Park LNR

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Humberstone Park
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Humberstone Park LNR
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationLeicester
OS grid SK 618 049
Area2.4 hectares

Humberstone Park LNR is a 2.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. [1] [2]

The nature reserve is part of Humberstone Park. It has diverse fauna and flora, and there is a sunken garden and a former railway embankment called Rally Bank. [1] [3]

There is access from a footpath which starts near the Saltersford Road entrance and crosses Busby Brook.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Humberstone Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. "Map of Humberstone Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "Humberstone Park". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

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