Sence Valley Forest Park

Sence Valley Forest Park is located between Ibstock and in , and within the National Forest, England. It is situated on the site of a former open cast mine where, between 1982 and 1996, eight million tonnes of coal were extracted by opencast mining.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Park
  • Description: English park
  • Also known as: “Sence Valley Country Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kelham Bridge and Church of St John the Baptist.

Nature reserve
Photo: John Talbut, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 8.1 hectares nature reserve north of in . It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

Church
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Sence Valley Forest Park.

School
is a coeducational secondary school located in in the English county of . Previously a community middle school administered by Leicestershire County Council, in September 2012 converted to academy status. is situated 1 mile southeast of Sence Valley Forest Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heather and Ibstock.

Village
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village west of in , England. The population of the civil parish was 949 at the 2001 census reducing to 920 at the 2011 census.

Village
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former coal mining village and civil parish in , England. The population of the civil parish was 5,760 at the 2001 census increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census and 7,615 at the 2021 census.

Village
is a village on the River Sence just over 1 mile south of the centre of in . Donington is contiguous with the village of immediately to the east.

Sence Valley Forest Park

Latitude
52.69933° or 52° 41′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.40937° or 1° 24′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C4WMHXR+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 247559356
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q7450094
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Horseshoe Lake and Ibstock United Junior & Youth Football Club.

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