Lucas Marsh

Lucas Marsh is a 1.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Oadby in Leicestershire. It is part of Brock's Hill Country Park, and is owned by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knighton Spinney and Church of St Peter.

Knighton Spinney

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knighton Spinney is a 2.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leicester. It is owned by Leicester City Council and managed by Environ for the council. This oak and ash plantation is part of Knighton Park.

Church of St Peter

Church

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Church of St Mary Magdalene

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leicester and Wigston.

Leicester

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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.

Wigston

Town

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Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 37,261 in 2024.

Oadby

Town

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Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, England, located 4 miles south-east of Leicester on the A6 road. Leicester Racecourse is situated on the border between Oadby and Stoneygate.

Lucas Marsh

Type: Nature reserve
Description: park in United Kingdom
Categories: park and recreation area
Location: Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.5922° or 52° 35′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.0847° or 1° 5′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C4WHWR8+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 73813781

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q42314971

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and Brocks Hill.

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