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New Lount

Coordinates: 52°45′32″N 1°24′58″W / 52.759°N 1.416°W / 52.759; -1.416
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New Lount
Map
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationAshby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 395 181
Area21.3 hectares (53 acres)
Managed byLeicestershire County Council

New Lount is a 21.3 hectares (53 acres) Local Nature Reserve north-east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council.[1][2]

This site has a diverse bird population, such as green woodpeckers, chiffchaffs, blackcaps, willow warblers and goldcrests. Soprano and common pipistrelles catch insects over the site's four ponds.[1]

There is access from Melbourne Road.

References

  1. ^ a b "New Lount". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of New Lount". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

52°45′32″N 1°24′58″W / 52.759°N 1.416°W / 52.759; -1.416