Snibston Country Park
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
Snibston Country Park is adjacent to the former Snibston Discovery Museum, off Ashby Road in Coalville. Take the first left after the museum car park onto Chiswell Drive, and follow the signs to the nature reserve.
There is free and plentiful on-site car parking near the woodland and fishery.
Bus information can be found here: https://bustimes.org/localities/coalville-leics
- Country Park
- Local Nature Reserve
https://www.leicscountryparks.org.uk/snibston-country-park/
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The grounds of Snibston Discovery Park form a mini Country Park covering over 40 hectares of mixed habitats. The grounds include the former colliery spoil heap which has been reclaimed to form woodland and an open rough grassland area.
At the heart of the Country Park is the Grange Nature Reserve. Once the gardens of the Colliery Manager, it is now an important ecological site for wildlife. The Grange Nature Reserve became Leicestershire County Council’s first Local Nature Reserve in May 1993.
The park also features a late Victorian arboretum with a diverse range of mature native and foreign species of tree, a wetland area with boardwalk, an established wildflower meadow and two well-stocked fishing lakes, plus links to adjoining footpaths to the wider countryside. There are also excellent vantage points from which the surrounding countryside can be viewed.
The wetland areas support good populations of Common Toad and Common Frog, as well as dragonflies and damselflies such as the Banded Demoiselle.
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