Leicester: Park
Places and attractions in the Park category
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Abbey Park
Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.
Victoria Park
Victoria Park in Leicester, England is a public park of 69 acres. It is in the south-east, just outside the city centre, backing on to the University of Leicester and close to the Leicester railway station.
Aylestone
Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester, England, southwest of the city centre and to the east of the River Soar. It was formerly a separate village, but the growth of the city since the Leicester Extension Act of 1891 incorporated Aylestone into the Borough of Leicester and it is now part of the suburban area.
Watermead Country 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.
Nelson Mandela Park
The Nelson Mandela Park is a public park in Leicester, England. It is situated just inside the city centre near Leicester Prison and the Leicester Tigers' Stadium.
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.
Aylestone Meadows
Aylestone Meadows is an 8.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leicester, England, United Kingdom. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. It is Leicester's largest nature reserve situated on the floodplains of the River Soar and River Biam along with several locks of the Grand Union Canal.
Knighton Spinney
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.
Western Park
Western Park is a park and surrounding suburb located in West End of Leicester. It is also a ward of the City of Leicester whose population at the 2011 census was 10,609.
Sheet Hedges Wood
Sheet Hedges Wood is in the parish of Newtown Linford, and lies some 1-mile north of Groby, in Leicestershire, UK. The site is made up of two areas of woodland and a meadow field, all with public access, extending 29 acres.
Wanlip Meadows
Wanlip Meadows is a 16.2 hectares nature reserve south of Wanlip and north of Leicester. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. These meadows, which are sometimes flooded by the River Soar, are grazed by cattle. There are many birds, including the uncommon Temminck's stint and wood sandpiper.
Goss Meadows
Goss Meadows is a 2.8 hectares Local Nature Reserve on the north-western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. This is a long narrow strip along the western side of Anstey Lane. It is woodland and grassland, which has some uncommon wild flowers, such as spiny restharrow.
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It comprises the western Leicester suburbs of Braunstone Frith, Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields.
Humberstone Park LNR
Humberstone Park LNR is a 2.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. The nature reserve is part of Humberstone Park.
Birstall Meadows
Birstall Meadows is a 15.6 hectares Local Nature Reserve east of Birstall in Leicestershire. It is part of Watermead Country Park, and is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.
Gorse Hill City Farm
Corsie hill city farm - a farm and breeding farm in the city of Leicester in Great Britain. The farm is located at ul. Anstey Line in the northwestern part of the city. Household animals are bred in the corsie Hill City Farm, among others: sheep, rabbits, goats, pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, turkeys.
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.
The Orchards Nature Reserve
The Orchards is a 6.6 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Leicester. It is owned by Leicester City Council and managed by Groundwork and volunteers. This site was formerly allotments.
Glen Parva Nature Reserve
Glen Parva or Glen Hills is an 11.9 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Glen Parva on the south-western outskirts of Leicester.
Scraptoft Nature Reserve
Scraptoft Nature Reserve is a 14.3 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Scraptoft, on the eastern outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.
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