Lucas Marsh
Lucas Marsh | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Oadby, Leicestershire |
OS grid | SP 621 997 |
Area | 1.5 hectares |
Managed by | Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust |
Lucas Marsh is a 1.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Oadby in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is part of Brock's Hill Country Park, and is owned by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.[3]
The marsh is dominated by greater willowherb and common reed, while there are also areas of rough grassland, a hedge, trees and scrub. Butterflies include small tortoiseshell, speckled wood, peacock and orange tip.[3]
There is access by a footpath from Washbrook Lane.
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52°35′31″N 1°05′06″W / 52.592°N 1.085°W / 52.592; -1.085
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