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Fosse Meadows Country Park
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Fosse Meadows
Where the River Soar meets the old Fosse Way, Fosse Meadows Nature Park backs onto the village of Sharnford. The former farmland was bought by Blaby District Council in two lots, first opening in 1987.
The old course of the river can still be clearly seen across the fields even though it was long ago diverted to its present course and this provides a series of shallow depressions unfortunately often very damp. Much of the site was planted with trees, mostly of native species, but there is also an arboretum. Add in the pond and you have an area ideal for and rich in wildlife. Some copses have been planted with conifers amongst the deciduous trees to provide year round green cover. The shrub areas contain gorse and broom amongst rough grassland, giving a heath effect to the area.
There is a permanent orienteering course in the park.
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