Ingles Hill Wood
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
17.4 miles
A 24ha site planted adjacent to the Ashby bypass in 2002 and 2003/4. Ingles Hill Wood is very visible from the bypass and perfect for walks.
Donisthorpe New Wood
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
17.6 miles
A 2.6ha woodland planted by Leicestershire County Council on reclaimed land near the village of Donisthorpe.
Harry's Wood
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
17.7 miles
An 11.29ha scheme near Smisby, this site is highly visible from the B5006 Smisby to Ticknall road and is one of the highest points in the area at 180m. There are good views across to Ashby de la Zouch and to Bardon Hill on the horizon.
Donisthorpe Orienteering Course
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
17.7 miles
Permanent Orienteering Trails for you to follow. Beginners on paths and for more experienced to follow through the woods using a compass. Maps are at British Orienteering.
Newfield Colliery
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
17.8 miles
A 5ha nature reserve on site of former Newfield Colliery in the Ashby Woulds. The Friends of Newfield Colliery, a local conservation group, manages the site, favouring the regenerating heather by removing birch seedlings as they appear.
Todds Piece
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
17.9 miles
Open green space, a small skate park and play and climbing equipment.
Donisthorpe Woodland Park
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
18.1 miles
Donisthorpe Woodland Park was created in 1996 by Leicestershire County Council on the former site of Donisthorpe Colliery, which was opened in 1857.
Furnace Wood
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
18.1 miles
This 5.3ha site was purchased by North West Leicestershire District Council from British Coal in 1996. It lies next to the historic Napoleonic blast furnace at Moira.
Moira Orienteering Course
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
18.1 miles
Permanent Orienteering Trails for you to follow. Beginners on paths and for more experienced to follow through the woods using a compass. Maps are at British Orienteering.
East Carlton Orienteering Course
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
18.1 miles
Permanent Orienteering Trails for you to follow around East Carlton.
Rutland Water Nature Reserve
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
18.4 miles
Rutland Water is one of the best places to enjoy birds and wildlife in the UK.
Albert Village Lake
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
19.4 miles
Lake walk which is approximately 1.3 miles and there is a tarmac path all of the way around the lake.
Wakerley Woods Orienteering Courses
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
24.3 miles
Permanent Orienteering Trails for you to follow through Wakerley Woods.
Barton Lakes/Demo Wood
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
25.5 miles
A new development of lakes created around a demonstration woodland near Barton-under-Needwood.
Battlestead Hill
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
25.9 miles
Battlestead Hill is reputed to be the site of a bloody battle between the Angles and Danes. This mature woodland is attractive in all seasons and especially so in spring, when primroses, bluebells and violets carpet the woodland floor.
Frankies
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
26.1 miles
A 6.5ha Tender Scheme winner from 2000, Frankies is sandwiched between the A38, the Trent & Mersey Canal and the River Trent.
Croxall Lakes
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
26.1 miles
Croxall Lakes is a 60ha site bought by the National Forest Company in 2000. Former gravel workings have been developed for nature conservation at a major gateway to the Forest.
Barton Park
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
26.4 miles
A 46ha planted on the edge of Barton-under-Needwood in 2002, Barton Park is highly visible from the B5106 Barton to Yoxall road.
Dunstall Estate
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
27 miles
A 92 ha Tender Scheme on the Dunstall Estate (which also includes Douglas' Wood) on the edge of Barton under Needwood.
Jackson's Bank
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
30.2 miles
A 35ha woodland, part of the Duchy of Lancaster's Needwood Estate, that forms a SSSI with the neighbouring Brakenhurst Wood.
Corbett's Wood
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
30.5 miles
A 4.66ha woodland on The National Forest boundary in Needwood. With nearby Moat Hall Wood, the wood forms an attractive gateway to the Forest.
Eland Wood
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
31.1 miles
A 21ha Tender Scheme winner for the Duchy of Lancaster in 2000, Eland Wood is a gateway site in the Needwood Forest area of The National Forest.
Irchester Virtual Orienteering and Permanent Trails
Park / Open Spaces / Outdoor Gyms
31.9 miles
Virtual orienteering on your smart phone, around Irchester. Parking is available at the start of the site.
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