Scraptoft Nature Reserve

{{Short description|Nature reserve near Leicester, England}}

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| name = Scraptoft Nature Reserve

| photo = Leicester skyline - geograph.org.uk - 472568.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = SK 648 061

| location = Scraptoft, Leicestershire

| area = {{convert|14.3 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager = Leicester City Council

}}

Scraptoft Nature Reserve is a {{convert| 14.3 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} Local Nature Reserve in Scraptoft, on the eastern outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=25&N=&ID=845 |title=Scraptoft |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| date = 5 November 2013 |accessdate=27 November 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009541%27|title=Map of Scraptoft|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 27 November 2017}}

This former Second World War prisoner of war camp has habitats including a pond, semi-improved grassland and mature hawthorn scrub. Scraptoft Brook runs along the southern boundary.

There is access to the site from Beeby Road.

{{commons category|Scraptoft Nature Reserve}}