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Owston Woods

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Owston Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire of 1.4 km². The county has 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is among the largest in the county.

Oakham Station is about 5.8 km away to the east. Nearby nature reserves include Burrough Hill Country Park and Rutland Water Country Park.

More places to visit near Owston Woods

Photo along the Leicestershire Round, a 100-mile long-distance path in central England.

Leicestershire Round

Long-distance path

A hundred miles around Leicester, devised for the Footpath Association's hundredth year — Charnwood, Burrough Hill and Bosworth on the circuit.

0.1 km E · Leicestershire & Rutland

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

4.5 km E · spans 10 counties

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.

5.5 km NW

Photo of Oakham, a village in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Oakham

Village

Rutland's county town, where a Norman great hall keeps a wall of 200-odd ceremonial horseshoes forfeited by visiting peers.

7 km E · Rutland

Photo of Rutland County Museum, a visitor attraction near Oakham, Rutland, central England.Highlight

Rutland County Museum

Attraction near Oakham

Oakham's free museum of rural life, from an ice-age bison horn to farm wagons, in a Georgian riding school.

7.4 km E

Photo of Hallaton, a village in Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Hallaton

Village

Conical-spired village of thatch and a butter cross, home to the riotous Easter Monday Bottle Kicking and the Hallaton Treasure hoard.

9.3 km S · Leicestershire