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Sunnyside Wood
Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire
A 25ha scheme between Packington and Ashby de la Zouch.
Beacon Hill Country Park
Woodhouse Eaves Leicestershire LE12 8TA
A 128ha country park with spectacular views across Charnwood Forest and the Soar Valley.
Calke Abbey (National Trust)
National Trust Calke Abbey Ticknall Derbyshire DE73 7JF Derbyshire
Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate where little has been restored. Enjoy the wider estate of Calke Park and National Nature Reserve.
Bagworth Wood
Thornton Leicestershire
A 26ha Tender Scheme winner on the edge of Bagworth.
Parklands & woodlands walk
Staunton Harold Visitor Centre Woodhouses, Melbourne Derby DE73 8DN Derbyshire
This rural 5.4 mile walk around Melbourne takes in stunning views, historic houses, and ancient woodlands.
Along the way, you will visit the tranquil waters of Staunton Harold Reservoir, where you will see a myriad of waterfowl including swans, ducks, geese, and great crested grebe, before reaching the beautiful parkland of Calke Abbey famed for its historic 'unstately home' and herd of fallow and red deer. From there, you will pass through the Ticknall Limeyards, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), before you reach the broadleaf Robin Wood, which in spring puts on a spectacular display of bluebells that fill the forest floor.
Cadborough Hill Wood
Overseal, Swadlincote Derbyshire
Cadborough Hill Wood features a valley known locally as Dead-Dane Bottom. If you walk up the steep slope of Cadborough Hill you can enjoy a dramatic panorama of the developing National Forest.
Spires & stiles walk
Lullington Road, Coton-in-the-Elms, DE12 8EP Coton in the Elms Derbyshire
This nine-mile route passes through the pleasant farmland of the Mease Lowlands in South Derbyshire.
Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve
Ibstock Leicestershire
Created on the site of a former sewage works, Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve is dominated by the River Sence and its floodplain habitats. Open water and reedbeds attract wintering and migrant birds and an artificial sand martin nesting wall has been constructed alongside one of the pools.
Upper Rectory Farm Cottages
Upper Rectory Farm , Snarestone Road Appleby Magna Swadlincote DE12 7AJ Leicestershire
The self-catering cottages in the National Forest.
Monks & moorings walk
By following this 11km walk, you will encounter the past and future of Burton and the surrounding area.