Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve
Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve is a 77-hectare (190-acre) nature reserve located south-west of Thorpe in Balne, north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The reserve is managed and maintained by a team of volunteers under the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as well as Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
| Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
Thorpe Marsh Location in South Yorkshire | |
| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England |
| OS grid | SE 594088 |
| Coordinates | 53.579°N 1.116°W |
| Area | 77 hectares (190 acres) |
| Opened | 16 May 1980 |
| Managed by | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust |
| Habitats | Marshland, Woodland |
The reserve shares its name with the coal-fired power station which occupied the adjacent land prior to its closure in 1994 and the demolition of its remaining cooling towers in 2012. The site is on an area of lowland susceptible to flooding (floodplain) by the River Don, thus creating an area of marshland on which the reserve sits (hence the appended "marsh").
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