New Lount
{{Short description|Nature reserve in Leicestershire county, England, United Kingdom}}
{{infobox park
| name = New Lount
| photo = Country park track - geograph.org.uk - 690235.jpg
| photo_caption =
| type = Local Nature Reserve
| grid_ref_UK = SK 395 181
| location = Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
| area = {{convert| 21.3 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}
| manager = Leicestershire County Council
}}
New Lount is a {{convert|21.3 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} Local Nature Reserve north-east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=25&N=&ID=1393 |title= New Lount|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| date = 25 September 2013 |accessdate= 25 November 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271123073%27|title=Map of New Lount|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 25 November 2017}}
This site has a diverse bird population, such as green woodpeckers, chiffchaffs, blackcaps, willow warblers and goldcrests. Soprano and common pipistrelles catch insects over the site's four ponds.
There is access from Melbourne Road.
{{commons category|New Lount}}
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{{coord| 52.759| -1.416 |type:landmark_region:GB|display=title}}
{{Local Nature Reserves in Leicestershire}}