Ulverscroft NR
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The reserve is 0.5 km east of Copt Oak in Charnwood Forest. Access is from Whitcroft's Lane, which leaves the B591 Copt Oak to Loughborough road 300 m north of Copt Oak. Parking is limited along Whitcroft's Lane adjacent to the reserve.
Public transport option - Bus to Ashby Road, Markfield followed by a 3km walk.
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Ulverscroft Nature Reserve covers 56 ha. Much of it lies within the Ulverscroft Valley Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is an excellent site with different woodland types, heathland, grassland, scrub and marsh.
Poultney Wood, Fox Covert, the Valley Marshes and Herbert's Meadow are owned by the Trust. The rest of the reserve is owned by the National Trust and is managed by the Trust.
Part of the reserve has restricted restricted access for members of the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. A public footpath connects Poultney Wood to the Marshes, crossing private land. Dogs are not allowed on this nature reserve due to the sensitive wildlife.
The woodland areas are good for birds and though the ground flora is limited there is a spectacular show of bluebells in Spring. The heathland has tree pipits and is a good place to see woodcock. The valley marshes are rich in marsh plants and the stream's sides are clothed in opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage and marsh-marigold. Overall the site is a great place for insects.
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