Swithland Wood
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
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Swithland Wood is located on the edge of Charnwood Forest. It lies some 6 miles north west of Leicester and some 7 miles south of Loughborough, and near to the east entrance to Bradgate Park.The wood is ancient oak woodland covering 146 acres and a remnant of the original Charnwood Forest Oak Woods. It is rich in a wide range of flora and fauna and has an extensive network of footpaths. Within the wood are former Swithland slate quarries.
The site consists principally of mature Oak along with Birch, Small-leaved Lime and Alder trees with hazel coppice, which support a rich and varied flora and fauna, including a wide ranging bird population, great variety of butterflies and moths and wonderful diverse array of wild flowers, ferns and fungi. It ranks highly amongst nationally important woodland areas.
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