Moira Junction

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Moira Junction
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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

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]

Moira, Leicestershire village in United Kingdom

Moira is a former mining village about 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about 3 miles (5 km) south of Swadlincote and forms part of the boundary with Derbyshire. The population is included in the civil parish of Ashby Woulds.

Leicestershire County of England

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, Staffordshire to the west, and Derbyshire to the north-west. The border with most of Warwickshire is Watling Street.

Leicestershire County Council British administrative authority

Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by the Conservative Party. The leader of the county council is currently Nick Rushton, who was elected to the post in September 2012. The headquarters of the council is County Hall beside the A50 at Glenfield, just outside the city of Leicester in Blaby district.

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

  1. 1 2 "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.

Coordinates: 52°44′20″N1°09′00″W / 52.739°N 1.15°W / 52.739; -1.15

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