Birstall Nature Reserve
Birstall Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Thurmaston, Charnwood District, England. Birstall Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Thurmaston, as well as near Wanlip.Places of Interest
Highlights include Syston railway station and Watermead Country Park.
Syston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Syston railway station serves the town of Syston, in Leicestershire, England. The station lies on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough, 103 miles 63 chains down the line from London St Pancras.
Watermead Country Park
Park
The Watermead Country Park is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the River Soar and the old Grand Union Canal, in and to the north of Leicester and in and to the south of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire.
Church of St James the Great, Birstall
Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
The Church of St James the Great is a church in Birstall, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leicester and Belgrave.
Leicester
Leicester is the largest city and county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. With a population of 388,000 in 2024, it's industrial, with a heritage spanning from Roman times to the Space Age.
Belgrave
Suburb
Belgrave is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. Belgrave is the location of and known for several notable and famous landmarks such as the National Space Centre, Space Park Leicester, Abbey Pumping Station, the Golden Mile and Belgrave Hall.
Latimer
Suburb
Latimer was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.
Birstall Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Thurmaston, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6836° or 52° 41′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.1044° or 1° 6′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C4WMVMW+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 720212705OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Thurmaston and Wanlip.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meadow Pool and King Lear’s Lake.
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