Coleorton Wood

Coleorton Wood is near to Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England.

It is a six-hectare mixed woodland that was planted during the early days of the National Forest. The site was formerly Coleorton Pit, or colliery,[1] which opened in 1875, and closed in the 1930s. It gained the local nickname of 'Bug and Wink' colliery.[2][3]

Coleorton Wood is on the route of the Mining Hertitage Trail,[2] which is a 9-mile (14 km) walk tracing the coal mining history of this part of Leicestershire.

Activities & Features

Coleorton Wood has a picnic area and parking.

References

  1. ^ "Coleorton Wood". Leicestershire County Council. http://www.leics.gov.uk/country_parks_coleorton_woods.htm. 
  2. ^ a b "Mining Heritage Trail". Leicestershire County Council. http://www.leics.gov.uk/miners_heritage_trail-2.pdf. 
  3. ^ Haywood J.. "Coleorton Wood". Geograph.org. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/772999. 

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