Swithland Wood and The Brand
Swithland Wood and The Brand is a 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Benjaminianwatson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: woodland in Leicestershire, England
- Also known as: “Swithland Wood”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir.
Bradgate Park
Park
Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.
Cropston Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Charlie629, CC BY 3.0.
Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.
Old John
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top. Old John is situated 1 mile southwest of Swithland Wood and The Brand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.
Cropston
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England.
Woodhouse Eaves
Village
Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough.
Quorn
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quorn is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, near the university town of Loughborough. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, in neighbouring Derbyshire. Quorn is situated 3 miles northeast of Swithland Wood and The Brand.
Swithland Wood and The Brand
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Swithland, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.70603° or 52° 42′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.20361° or 1° 12′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C4WPQ4W+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 35166272OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7659133
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