Willesley Wood

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Stream/dyke at edge of mature autumnal woodland, with lake at left

Photo: WTPL(00477/0154)/Andrew Tryner © protected Woodland Trust

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About this wood

You will discover Willesley Wood next to the village of Donisthorpe, in the heart of the National Forest. The wood is one of the first to evolve within Leicestershire’s former coalfield. When mining ended in 1943 the land was returned to agricultural use but its industrial heritage is never far from view, with visible relics including nearby Oakthorpe Colliery.

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Willesley Wood

Size:
56.74 ha (140.21 acres)
Near:
Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
Grid ref:
SK333142
OS map sheets:
  • OS Landranger 128
  • Explorer 245

NF, NF, NF

Features:

  • Information board at site
  • Parking nearby
  • Good views
  • Grassland
  • Marshland
  • Is woodland creation site
  • Mainly broadleaved woodland
  • Special wildlife interest
  • Well worth a visit
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