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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Coalville, Leicestershire |
OS grid | SK 423 151 |
Area | 5.7 hectares (14 acres) |
Managed by | North West Leicestershire District Council |
Nature Alive is a 5.7 hectares (14 acres) Local Nature Reserve in northern outskirts of Coalville in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by North West Leicestershire District Council. [1] [2]
This site was formerly a coal stocking yard for Snibston Colliery, and it now has diverse habitats such as woodland, ponds, a wildflower meadow, rough pasture and hedges. The fauna existing there include water voles and great crested newts. [1] [3]
The reserve can be accessed from Stephenson Way and Brunel Way.