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MORLEY QUARRY

3 ha

📷 Sue Hutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.75693, -1.29585

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Nature reserve

Free

Wildlife

Nature reserve

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Nature reserve

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

About this nature reserve

Morley Quarry is a 3-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Charnwood, East Midlands, England. It features a disused quarry site being reclaimed by nature, where visitors might see unique flora and fauna, particularly wildflowers and grassland species.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Morley Quarry, Shepshed, looking south

📷 Sue Hutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Morley Quarry, Shepshed, looking south

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park4.8 km→🌱Little Haw Lane Playing FieldsUrban park1.5 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Glenmore ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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