GU Canal, Mowsley Rd to Bosworth Tunnel
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
Access from the north is via Mowsley Road and at the southern end via a public footpath that starts on Honeypot Lane in Husbands Bosworth.
- Canal
- Grand Union Canal Conservation Area
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This section runs south-west from Mowsley Road towards Husbands Bosworth where it enters a long tunnel across the north of the village.
The main route of the Grand Union Canal, built between 1793 and 1814, is from London to Birmingham but it has several 'arms' including that which runs to Leicester and beyond into Nottinghamshire. This is a navigable route and has a public footpath (towpath) along the full length. As with most canals, the shallow water (typically around 1.2m) and shallower edges provides good habitat for emergent aquatic vegetation, which in turn supports a wide range of invertebrates.
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