Running Around Grace Dieu Forest and Blackbrook Reservoir (England, UK)
2Running Around Grace Dieu Forest and Blackbrook Reservoir! It's a great place to run, mountain bike and walk the dogs. If you go the right direction, you can find Blackbrook Reservoir by crossing only 1 road. Other way, leads into Whitwick woods. A good poarking spot will be the Bull's Head in Thringstone, or, the Swallowdale/Grace Dieu Road intersection in Thringstone.
Blackbrook Reservoir
Blackbrook Reservoir is a 33.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick in Leicestershire.The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished. The first dam constructed was an earthworks one, and this failed on 20 February 1799. In eleven minutes the reservoir was empty and as a result local farmland was ruined, sheep were drowned, and much of Shepshed and nearby Loughborough were affected by flood waters. The dam was repaired in 1801, but the canal was no longer commercially viable.
The present gravity dam was constructed in 1906 and was officially opened by the first Mayor of Loughborough Joseph Griggs. In 1957 the dam felt the effects of a magnitude 5.3 earthquake. The tremors caused heavy coping stones to shift and cracks appeared in the faces of the dam.
The reservoir has a plant community on its margins which is unique in the Midlands and only found in a few northern sites. Its unusual mix of flora includes Juncus filiformis at its most southern locations, and the lake itself has native white-clawed crayfish, where it is isolated from the invasive American signal crayfish.One Barrow Lane crosses the eastern end of the reservoir.
Grace Dieu Forest / Wood
A 1995 Tender Scheme success for North West Leicestershire District Council on the edge of Thringstone, this 3.7ha site is adjacent to existing Grace Dieu Wood. Formerly an arable field, the site creates a natural extension to Grace Dieu ancient woodland. Sycamore regeneration from Grace Dieu is being removed to allow the planted native species and self seeded native trees from the wood to grow on.
The rock feature on site consists of three different types of rock found in the area - magnesium limestone, Leicestershire granite and sandstone. Grace Dieu Priory, which is being managed as a visitor attraction at the gateway to the Forest, lies just to the north
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