Ulverscroft Nature Reserve | |
Type: | Nature reserve |
Grid Ref Uk: | SK 490124 |
Location: | Markfield, Leicestershire |
Area: | 56ha |
Manager: | Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust |
Ulverscroft is a 56abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve north of Markfield in Leicestershire, England. It is managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, which shares its ownership with the National Trust.[1] The site is partly in Ulverscroft Valley, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2]
The site's diverse habitats include woodland, heath, wet grassland, a pond, a meadow, marshes and sphagnum bog. The meadow has a rich flora, including fragrant orchid, devil's-bit scabious and bitter vetch.[1]
There is access from Whitcrofts Lane.