Coleorton Wood
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
There is a generous car park which can be accessed from Pitt Lane. The number 29 hourly bus service from Ashby has a stop on the Moor.
Public open space - "designed and managed primarily for public access and wildlife conservation" (Coleorton Parish Council)
Site species count:
There are more than 30 species of trees supporting a healthy population of small birds and mammals. A great diversity of fungi are of special note - the Leicestershire Fungus Study Group recorded 70 species there on a foray in 2011. The New Lount volunteer group has also run bat walks.. The wood also supports an interesting bryophyte flora.
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