Reservoirs & lochs · West Midlands
Saddington Reservoir
Saddington Reservoir — reservoir in Leicestershire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Market Harborough · 8.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Saddington Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "reservoir in Leicestershire, England". Coordinates: 52.5120°, -1.0240°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Saddington Reservoir SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Saddington Reservoir is a canal reservoir and 19.1 hectares (47 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Saddington in Leicestershire. The reservoir was built between 1793 and 1797 to supply water to the Grand Union Canal. The reservoir has a range of wetland habitats, such as open water, wet willow woodland and swamp. There are a number of nationally scarce beetles, such as Carabus monilis, Atheta basicornis, Eledona agricola and Gyrophaena lucidula. There is public access to the site.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5120, -1.0240
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Harborough
- Parish
- Saddington
- Postcode
- LE8 0QP
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Nearest railway station
- Market Harborough — 8.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q48797730 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Saddington Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Backwater of Saddington Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 310692.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saddington Reservoir?
- Saddington Reservoir is in Leicestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE8 0QP), in the parish of Saddington.
- Is Saddington Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Saddington Reservoir is part of the Saddington Reservoir SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Saddington Reservoir?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE8 0QP. It sits within the South Leicestershire parliamentary constituency.