Blackbrook Reservoir - Leicestershire Claimed

Blackbrook Reservoir near Coalville is a 33.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick.

The present gravity dam was constructed in 1906. 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.