Altar_Stones_Nature_Reserve

Altar Stones Nature Reserve

Altar Stones Nature Reserve

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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.[1]

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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.[1]

There is access from Altar Stones Lane.

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

52.692°N 1.284°W / 52.692; -1.284
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