Shenton Station and Cutting
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
The nearest postcode is Shenton Lane, CV13 0AA. From here, follow Shenton Lane south, past Ambion Lane. Shenton Station car park is on the left opposite a farm.
The car park is pay-and-display, and is £2.50 for all-day parking. Be aware that you will need exact change for the machine.
All the paths, except the wildlife walk, are surfaced.
There is no bus service to this area.
- Country Park
https://www.leicscountryparks.org.uk/shenton-station-cutting/
Total species seen at this site:
To the east of Shenton village lies Shenton Railway Station , with an open access cutting beside the railway line. The cutting is approximately 700 metres (1 mile) in length, from the station to the canal bridge, and about 70 metres wide at its widest point.
Shenton Station was originally part of the Ashby to Nuneaton railway during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The County Council bought the site in the 1970s, and in 1990 the railway track was extended from Market Bosworth to Shenton by the Shackerstone Railway Society. It is the current southern terminus of the Battlefield Line Railway, which runs to here from Shackerstone.
The cutting is bordered by mature hedges and scrub which supports a range of invertebrates. A good range of leaf-mines have been recorded from these plants.
The records and images below may include those from adjacent sites if the grid reference submitted with these records overlaps the boundary of this Wild Place.
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.