Swithland Wood and The Brand

Swithland Wood and The Brand is an 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.

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

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.20361° or 1° 12′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C4WPQ4W+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35166272

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q7659133

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