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Altar Stones Nature Reserve

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Altar Stones Nature Reserve
TypeNature reserve
LocationMarkfield, Leicestershire
OS gridSK 485 107
Area3.7 hectares (9.1 acres)
Managed byLeicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

Altar Stones is a 3.7-hectare (9.1-acre) nature reserve in Markfield in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

This site has outcrops of Precambrian volcanic rocks, which have uncommon lichens growing on them. The main habitat is heath grassland, and there are the remains of drystone walls and an old mill.

There is access from Altar Stones Lane.

References

  1. ^ "Altar Stones". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

52°41′31″N 1°17′02″W / 52.692°N 1.284°W / 52.692; -1.284

Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley and Bosworth
Melton
North West Leicestershire
Oadby and Wigston
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