Glen Parva Nature Reserve, Leicester

Name: Glen Parva Nature Reserve
Address: Leicester, United Kingdom

#116 among attractions in Leicester

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Glen Parva or Glen Hills is an 11.9 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Glen Parva on the south-western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Blaby District Council, Leicestershire County Council and Glen Parva Parish Council ()

Elevation: 226 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°35'17"N, 1°10'23"W

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Leicester United Kingdom

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Glen Parva Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fosse Shopping Park, Aylestone, Aylestone Meadows, Scheduled monuments in Leicester.

0.7 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fosse Shopping Park, Leicester
18 min walk • Fosse Shopping Park is one of Britain's biggest out-of-town shopping parks and it is situated in Enderby parish, in Blaby district, on the southern edge of the city of Leicester, England.
1.4 miNE
Park
Aylestone, Leicester
37 min walk • 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.
1.3 miNE
Park
Aylestone Meadows, Leicester
33 min walk • 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.
1.1 miN
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Leicester, Leicester
28 min walk • There are ten scheduled monuments in Leicester. These range from the Roman Jewry Wall and Raw Dykes to the medieval Leicester Castle and the early modern King William's Bridge. Several of the scheduled sites have a wide area protecting more than one feature.
1.1 miS
Village, Area
Blaby, Leicester
28 min walk • Blaby is a village in the Blaby District in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre. At the time of the 2011 census, Blaby had a population of 6,194, a slight fall from 6,240 in 2001 figures.
0.9 miN
Park
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields, Leicester
23 min walk • 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.