page_title: Snarestone
section_title: Ashby Canal
hierarchical_section_title: Snarestone / Ashby Canal
caption_attribution_description: English: Section of Ashby Canal looking north toward the direction of Snarestone village in Leicestershire. Shot taken between canal bridges 59 and 60 Français&#160;: Un section d'Ashby Canal en Engleterre pres la petit ville de Snarestone, Leicestershire.
context_page_description: Snarestone is a small rural village in North West Leicestershire, England.
  It lies on the edge of the National Forest and is 5 miles from the market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It has a population of approximately 300 people and 120 households, increasing to a population of 312 in 128 households at the 2011 census.
  The village is surrounded by farmland and open countryside. It is positioned at the foot of a slight hill that gently rises to a height of 115 metres. Other topographical features include the River Mease and the terminus for the Ashby Canal. Both of these waterways are sites of special scientific interest.
context_section_description: Snarestone is linked via the Ashby Canal to the national network of canals. The canal crosses through the village and terminates in fields just to the north. The 22-mile (35 km) canal meanders through a gentle rural landscape and is free of locks.
  The canal is popular with leisure boaters, anglers and wildlife enthusiasts. Hedgerows and reeds offer an ideal habitat for many species of plant and animal including herons, kingfishers, moorhens as well as numerous coarse fish including bream, roach, chub and pike. A stretch of the canal between Snarestone and Carlton has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), mainly because of the aquatic plant life and varieties of dragonfly attracted to the area.
  In 2005 the Government approved plans to restore a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) stretch of the canal to provide Snarestone with a green route into the heart of the National Forest. The proposals also include a canalside wharf for the new terminus at Measham.
caption: Section of Ashby Canal near Snarestone
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