Kirby Frith Nature Reserve
Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. This site is described by Natural England as the richest wildflower grassland in the county, with species such as devil's-bit scabious, betony and yellow rattle.Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: local Nature Reserve in Leicester, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Kirby Firth Nature Park” and “Kirby Frith Local Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirby Muxloe Castle and Glenfield Hospital.
Kirby Muxloe Castle
Photo: MikPeach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirby Muxloe Castle, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house.
Glenfield Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenfield Hospital, formally known as Glenfield General Hospital, is situated near Glenfield, on the outskirts of Leicester. It is one of England's main hospitals for coronary care and respiratory diseases.
St Peter’s, Braunstone Park
Church
Photo: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Peter’s, Braunstone Park is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braunstone Town and Glenfield.
Braunstone Town
Village
Photo: Leeclarke1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, giving a population of "two sokemen and four villeins".
Glenfield
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643.
Aylestone
Suburb
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester in Leicestershire, England, southwest of the city centre and east of the River Soar. St Andrew's Church, Aylestone dates from the 13th century.
Kirby Frith Nature Reserve
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6355° or 52° 38′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.2023° or 1° 12′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C4WJQPX+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 507417892OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q48802505
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