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Saltersford Wood

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This site has native woodland, hay meadows and areas of open water known as "flashes" with fishing platforms for the disabled. The "flashes" are the result of the flooding of Saltersford Brook caused by mining subsidence causing the nearby Saltersford Brook to flood. There are picnic benches and a
111:. The wood is situated 1 km (0.62 mi) South East of the Saltersford Valley Picnic Area, a twinned Local Nature Reserve also administered by Leicestershire County Council. The two are now separated by Ashby Road and the Donisthorpe Cemetery. 138: 283: 276: 59: 517: 269: 292: 160: 232: 336: 359: 108: 104: 53: 425: 382: 415: 450: 313: 435: 440: 430: 369: 207: 410: 323: 92: 185: 351: 331: 488: 308: 420: 400: 377: 478: 261: 458: 300: 100: 511: 341: 463: 405: 25: 496: 247: 234: 468: 392: 96: 265: 141:. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 September 2013 487: 449: 391: 368: 350: 322: 299: 74: 66: 52: 44: 36: 18: 277: 8: 284: 270: 262: 15: 163:. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England 518:Local Nature Reserves in Leicestershire 293:Local nature reserves in Leicestershire 127: 133: 131: 7: 180: 178: 35: 118:There is access from Measham Road. 14: 43: 24: 337:Halstead Road Centenary Pasture 208:"Salterford Valley Picnic Area" 73: 65: 1: 105:Leicestershire County Council 103:. It is owned and managed by 78:Leicestershire County Council 441:Watermead Country Park South 431:Reedbed Local Nature Reserve 212:Leicestershire Country Parks 91:is a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) 534: 451:North West Leicestershire 161:"Map of Saltersford Wood" 32: 23: 383:Burbage Common and Woods 70:5.7 hectares (14 acres) 48:Measham, Leicestershire 370:Hinckley and Bosworth 188:. The National Forest 186:"Saltersford Valley" 93:Local Nature Reserve 40:Local Nature Reserve 244: /  109:The National Forest 139:"Saltersford Wood" 89:Saltersford Valley 505: 504: 489:Oadby and Wigston 309:Aylestone Meadows 107:, and it part of 82: 81: 525: 474:Saltersford Wood 421:Knighton Spinney 411:Humberstone Park 401:Birstall Meadows 378:Billa Barra Hill 286: 279: 272: 263: 259: 258: 256: 255: 254: 249: 248:52.718°N 1.525°W 245: 242: 241: 240: 237: 224: 223: 221: 219: 204: 198: 197: 195: 193: 182: 173: 172: 170: 168: 157: 151: 150: 148: 146: 135: 85:Saltersford Wood 62: 28: 19:Saltersford Wood 16: 533: 532: 528: 527: 526: 524: 523: 522: 508: 507: 506: 501: 483: 479:Snibston Grange 445: 387: 364: 346: 332:Bishop's Meadow 318: 295: 290: 252: 250: 246: 243: 238: 235: 233: 231: 230: 228: 227: 217: 215: 206: 205: 201: 191: 189: 184: 183: 176: 166: 164: 159: 158: 154: 144: 142: 137: 136: 129: 124: 75:Managed by 58: 12: 11: 5: 531: 529: 521: 520: 510: 509: 503: 502: 500: 499: 493: 491: 485: 484: 482: 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 459:Moira Junction 455: 453: 447: 446: 444: 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 403: 397: 395: 389: 388: 386: 385: 380: 374: 372: 366: 365: 363: 362: 360:North Kilworth 356: 354: 348: 347: 345: 344: 339: 334: 328: 326: 320: 319: 317: 316: 311: 305: 303: 297: 296: 291: 289: 288: 281: 274: 266: 253:52.718; -1.525 226: 225: 214:. 17 June 2022 199: 174: 152: 126: 125: 123: 120: 101:Leicestershire 95:north-west of 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 56: 50: 49: 46: 42: 41: 38: 34: 33: 30: 29: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 530: 519: 516: 515: 513: 498: 495: 494: 492: 490: 486: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 456: 454: 452: 448: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 398: 396: 394: 390: 384: 381: 379: 376: 375: 373: 371: 367: 361: 358: 357: 355: 353: 349: 343: 342:Morley Quarry 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 329: 327: 325: 321: 315: 312: 310: 307: 306: 304: 302: 298: 294: 287: 282: 280: 275: 273: 268: 267: 264: 260: 257: 213: 209: 203: 200: 187: 181: 179: 175: 162: 156: 153: 140: 134: 132: 128: 121: 119: 116: 112: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 77: 69: 61: 57: 55: 51: 47: 39: 31: 27: 22: 17: 473: 464:Nature Alive 426:The Orchards 406:Goss Meadows 229: 216:. Retrieved 211: 202: 190:. Retrieved 165:. Retrieved 155: 143:. Retrieved 117: 113: 88: 84: 83: 497:Lucas Marsh 416:Kirby Frith 251: / 352:Harborough 314:Glen Parva 236:52°43′05″N 192:3 December 167:3 December 145:3 December 122:References 115:car park. 60:SK 322 135 469:New Lount 436:Scraptoft 393:Leicester 324:Charnwood 239:1°31′30″W 512:Category 45:Location 218:17 June 97:Measham 54:OS grid 301:Blaby 220:2022 194:2017 169:2017 147:2017 67:Area 37:Type 99:in 87:or 514:: 210:. 177:^ 130:^ 285:e 278:t 271:v 222:. 196:. 171:. 149:.

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OS grid
SK 322 135
Local Nature Reserve
Measham
Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council
The National Forest


"Saltersford Wood"
"Map of Saltersford Wood"


"Saltersford Valley"
"Salterford Valley Picnic Area"
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Local nature reserves in Leicestershire
Blaby
Aylestone Meadows
Glen Parva
Charnwood
Bishop's Meadow
Halstead Road Centenary Pasture
Morley Quarry
Harborough
North Kilworth

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