Busky Wood

Busky Wood is a forest in Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, England. Busky Wood is situated nearby to the locality The Bend, as well as near the hamlet Merry Lees.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tropical Birdland and Church of St Peter.

Tropical Birdland

Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of Desford, Leicestershire, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, hornbills and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to fly out-of-doors during visiting hours.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Charnwood High School

School

South Charnwood High School is a mixed secondary school located between the villages of Markfield and Thornton in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagworth and Thornton.

Bagworth

Village

Photo: Bjrobinson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bagworth is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England, 9 miles west of Leicester.

Thornton

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornton is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir.

Merry Lees

Hamlet

Merry Lees is a small settlement and industrial park located in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It forms as part of the Bagworth and Thornton civil parish.

Busky Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.658° or 52° 39′ 29″ north

Longitude

-1.3039° or 1° 18′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C4WMM5W+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 89717787

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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