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Photo of Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods, a country park near Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, central England.

Bradgate Park and Swithland WoodsPhoto David Roberts / Pexels

Nature reserves in LeicestershireLeicestershire, England

91 nature reserves in the Albion Guide across Leicestershire — see the full nature reserves directory, or everything to explore in Leicestershire.

Photo of Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods, a country park near Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, central England.Iconic

Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods

Country park near Newtown Linford

Ancient deer park, ruins and folly tower.

5 km²

Photo of Battlefield of Bosworth Country Park, a country park near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Battlefield of Bosworth Country Park

Country park near Market Bosworth

Where Richard III fell and the Tudors rose.

0.23 km²

Photo of Burrough Hill Country Park, a country park near Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Burrough Hill Country Park

Country park near Burrough on the Hill

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.38 km²

Photo of Beacon Hill Country Park, a country park near Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, central England.

Beacon Hill Country Park

Country park near Woodhouse Eaves

A country park in Leicestershire.

1.2 km²

Photo of Brocks Hill Country Park, a country park near Great Glen, Leicestershire, central England.

Brocks Hill Country Park

Country park near Great Glen

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.28 km²

Photo of Broombriggs Farm Country Park, a country park near Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, central England.

Broombriggs Farm Country Park

Country park near Woodhouse Eaves

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.68 km²

Photo of Burbage Common and Woods Country Park, a country park near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, central England.

Burbage Common and Woods Country Park

Country park near Market Bosworth

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.85 km²

Photo of Sence Valley Country Park, a country park near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.

Sence Valley Country Park

Country park near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.64 km²

Photo of Sheet Hedges Country Park, a country park near Anstey, Leicestershire, central England.

Sheet Hedges Country Park

Country park near Anstey

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.31 km²

Photo of Snibston Country Park, a country park near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.

Snibston Country Park

Country park near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.3 km²

Photo of Watermead Country Park, a country park near Thurcaston, Leicestershire, central England.

Watermead Country Park

Country park near Thurcaston

A country park in Leicestershire.

1.6 km²

Photo of Bagworth Heath Woods Country Park, a country park near Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, central England.

Bagworth Heath Woods Country Park

Country park near Ulverscroft

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.12 km²

Photo of Bosworth Battlefield Country Park, a country park near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, central England.

Bosworth Battlefield Country Park

Country park near Market Bosworth

A country park in Leicestershire.

Photo of Donington Le Heath Country Park, a country park near Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, central England.

Donington Le Heath Country Park

Country park near Ulverscroft

A country park in Leicestershire.

Photo of Jubilee Wood Country Park, a country park near Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, central England.

Jubilee Wood Country Park

Country park near Woodhouse Eaves

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.19 km²

Photo of Saltersford Wood Country Park, a country park near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.

Saltersford Wood Country Park

Country park near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

A country park in Leicestershire.

Photo of Ulverscroft Valley, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, central England.

Ulverscroft Valley

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

1.1 km²

Donisthorpe Woodland Country Park

Country park near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.31 km²

Market Bosworth Park

Country park near Market Bosworth

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.36 km²

Melton Park

Country park near Melton Mowbray

A country park in Leicestershire.

0.57 km²

Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir

SSSI near Newtown Linford

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

4 km²

Loughborough Meadows

SSSI near Quorn

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.6 km²

Swithland Wood and The Brand

SSSI near Newtown Linford

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.88 km²

Charnwood Lodge

National Nature Reserve near Ulverscroft

A National Nature Reserve in Leicestershire.

0.8 km²

Bardon Hill Quarry

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.58 km²

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

SSSI near Breedon on the Hill

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.63 km²

Breedon Hill

SSSI near Breedon on the Hill

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir

SSSI near Quorn

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

1.9 km²

Burbage Wood and Aston Firs

SSSI near Market Bosworth

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.51 km²

Croxton Park

SSSI near Waltham on the Wolds

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.97 km²

Eye Brook Reservoir

SSSI near Stoke Dry

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

2 km²

Eye Brook Valley Woods

SSSI near Stoke Dry

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.66 km²

Grace Dieu and High Sharpley

SSSI near Breedon on the Hill

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.86 km²

Groby Pool and Woods

SSSI near Anstey

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.29 km²

Holwell Mouth

SSSI near Long Clawson

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.15 km²

Leighfield Forest

SSSI near Billesdon

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

1.5 km²

Lount Meadows

SSSI near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Owston Woods

SSSI near Braunston-in-Rutland

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

1.4 km²

Twenty Acre Piece

SSSI near Thrussington

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Cribbs Meadow

National Nature Reserve near Market Overton

A National Nature Reserve in Leicestershire.

Muston Meadows

National Nature Reserve near Knipton

A National Nature Reserve in Leicestershire.

Allexton Wood

SSSI near Hallaton

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.26 km²

Barrow Gravel Pits

SSSI near Quorn

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.36 km²

Benscliffe Wood

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.1 km²

Blackbrook Reservoir

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.39 km²

Botcheston Bog

SSSI near Anstey

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Briery Wood Heronry, Belvoir

SSSI near Knipton

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Cave's Inn Pits

SSSI near Rugby

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Chater Valley

SSSI near Braunston-in-Rutland

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Cliffe Hill Quarry

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.19 km²

Coalville Meadows

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Cotes Grassland

SSSI near Barrow upon Soar

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Croft and Huncote Quarry

SSSI near Leicester

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.35 km²

Croft Hill

SSSI near Leicester

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Croft Pasture

SSSI near Leicester

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Debdale Meadow, Muston

SSSI near Knipton

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Dimminsdale

SSSI near Breedon on the Hill

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.37 km²

Donington Park

SSSI near Melbourne

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.39 km²

Enderby Warren Quarry

SSSI near Leicester

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Frisby Marsh

SSSI near Hoby

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.1 km²

Gipsy Lane Pit

SSSI near Leicester

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Grantham Canal

SSSI near Stathern

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Great Bowden Borrowpit

SSSI near Market Harborough

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Harby Hill Wood

SSSI near Stathern

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.17 km²

Holly Rock Fields

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Ives Head

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Johnsons' Meadows

SSSI near Woodhouse Eaves

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Kendall's Meadow

SSSI near Market Bosworth

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Kilby - Foxton Canal

SSSI near Kibworth Harcourt

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.32 km²

King Lud's Entrenchment & The Drift

SSSI near Knipton

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.24 km²

Launde Big Wood

SSSI near Braunston-in-Rutland

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.41 km²

Lockington Marshes

SSSI near Costock

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.11 km²

Main Quarry, Mountsorrel

SSSI near Quorn

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.15 km²

Misterton Marshes

SSSI near Rugby

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Narborough Bog

SSSI near Leicester

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Newhurst Quarry

SSSI near Woodhouse Eaves

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Newton Burgoland Marshes

SSSI near Market Bosworth

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Oakley Wood

SSSI near Breedon on the Hill

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.48 km²

One Barrow Plantation

SSSI near Ulverscroft

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Pasture and Asplin Woods

SSSI near Breedon on the Hill

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.41 km²

River Eye

SSSI near Melton Mowbray

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

SSSI near Newtown Linford

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Saddington Reservoir

SSSI near Saddington

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.19 km²

Sheepy Fields

SSSI near Polesworth

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Shepshed Cutting

SSSI near Breedon on the Hill

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Sproxton Quarry

SSSI near Waltham on the Wolds

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Stanford Park

SSSI near Naseby

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.2 km²

Stonesby Quarry

SSSI near Waltham on the Wolds

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Terrace Hills Pasture

SSSI near Stathern

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

0.11 km²

Tilton Cutting

SSSI near Billesdon

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.

Wymondham Rough

SSSI near Wymondham

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.