Kirby Frith Nature Reserve

Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of . 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.
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  • 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.

Photo: MikPeach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in , , England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house.

Hospital
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, formally known as Glenfield General Hospital, is situated near , on the outskirts of . It is one of England's main hospitals for coronary care and respiratory diseases.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braunstone Town and Glenfield.

Village
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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".

Village
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is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of , England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in , England, southwest of the city centre and east of the . St Andrew's Church, dates from the 13th century.

Kirby Frith Nature Reserve

Latitude
52.6355° or 52° 38′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.2023° or 1° 12′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C4WJQPX+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 507417892
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q48802505
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Braunstone Frith Primary School and Braunstone Frith Post Office.

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