Spring Wood Nature Reserve

Spring Wood Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Calke, South Derbyshire District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Spring Wood Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Calke, as well as near the locality Heath End.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calke Abbey and Melbourne Hall.

Calke Abbey

Museum

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII.

Melbourne Hall

Manor estate

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melbourne Hall is a Georgian country house in Melbourne, Derbyshire, previously owned by the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister from 1835 to 1841.

Staunton Harold Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: LlamaBear, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Staunton Harold Reservoir is a large reservoir under the management of Severn Trent Water, located between Melbourne and Ticknall in Derbyshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbourne and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Melbourne

Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Melbourne is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, founder of the eponymous travel agency, and has a street named after him.

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Photo: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a market town in Leicestershire, England. Ashby de la Zouch Castle was an important fort in the 15th to 17th centuries.

Breedon on the Hill

Village

Photo: Robdav69, Public domain.

Breedon on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The parish adjoins the Derbyshire county boundary and the village is only about 2 miles south of the Derbyshire town of Melbourne.

Spring Wood Nature Reserve

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Calke, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7978° or 52° 47′ 52″ north

Longitude

-1.4397° or 1° 26′ 23″ west

Operator

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Open location code

9C4WQHX6+44

OpenStreetMap ID

way 320527022

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

Discover Spring Wood Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Calke and Heath End.

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