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Leicestershire
Rocky woods & rural stories.
30 remarkable places
Bradgate ParkA little less ordinary
Rolling countryside, historic towns and the rocky woodland landscapes of Charnwood.
The Wildland edit, Leicestershire.
Worth the journey
01 / The leading story8.2Parkland
Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford, Leicester LE6 0HE
A former deer park where rugged rocky outcrops and old oaks frame the ruins of Bradgate House, childhood home of Lady Jane Grey.
History & heritage
Burrough Hill Country Park
Burrough on the Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2QZ
Nature & landscapes
Billa Barra Hill Local Nature Reserve
Billa Barra Lane, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, LE67 9PD
History & heritage
Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort
Burrough on the Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2QZ
Nature & landscapes
Hill Hole Nature Reserve
Hill Lane, near Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9UD
02 / Into the open
Take the slower path.
7.2Mixed-habitat reserve
Billa Barra Hill Local Nature Reserve
Billa Barra Lane, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, LE67 9PD
7.1Mixed-habitat reserve
Hill Hole Nature Reserve
Hill Lane, near Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9UD
7.1Mixed-habitat reserve
Holwell Reserves
Main Street, Holwell, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 4SZ
03 / Layers of time
Places with a past.
8.1Prehistoric
Burrough Hill Country Park
Burrough on the Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2QZ
7.2Prehistoric
Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort
Burrough on the Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2QZ
6.8Castle
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
South Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire LE65 1BR
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8.2Parkland
Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford, Leicester LE6 0HE
8.1Prehistoric
Burrough Hill Country Park
Burrough on the Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2QZ
7.2Mixed-habitat reserve
Billa Barra Hill Local Nature Reserve
Billa Barra Lane, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, LE67 9PD
7.2Prehistoric
Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort
Burrough on the Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2QZ
7.1Mixed-habitat reserve
Hill Hole Nature Reserve
Hill Lane, near Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9UD
7.1Mixed-habitat reserve
Holwell Reserves
Main Street, Holwell, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 4SZ
6.8Castle
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
South Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire LE65 1BR
6.8Mixed-habitat reserve
Charley Woods
Warren Hills Road, Copt Oak, Leicestershire LE67 4UY
6.8Mixed-habitat reserve
Charnwood Lodge National Nature Reserve
Warren Hills Road, near Copt Oak and Coalville, Leicestershire
6.7Mixed-habitat reserve
New Lount Nature Reserve
Melbourne Road, Newbold Coleorton, Leicestershire LE67 8JH
6.5Mixed-habitat reserve
Cossington Meadows
Syston Road, west of Cossington village, Leicestershire, LE7 4UZ
6.2Reservoir
Eye Brook Reservoir
Stoke Dry, on the Leicestershire–Rutland border
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