Coleorton Wood
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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, which opened in 1875, and closed in the 1930s. It gained the local nickname of 'Bug and Wink' colliery.
Coleorton Wood is on the route of the Mining Hertitage Trail, which is a 9 miles (14.5 km) walk tracing the coal mining history of this part of Leicestershire.
Coalville
Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population estimated in 2003 to be almost 33,000. It is situated on the A511 trunk road between Leicester and Burton upon Trent, close to junction 22 of the M1 motorway where the A511 meets the A50 between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and...
in North West Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England.
It is a six-hectare mixed woodland that was planted during the early days of the National Forest
National Forest, England
The National Forest is one of England’s most ambitious environmental projects. Across parts of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, are being transformed, blending ancient woodland with new planting to create a new national forest...
. The site was formerly Coleorton Pit, or colliery, which opened in 1875, and closed in the 1930s. It gained the local nickname of 'Bug and Wink' colliery.
Coleorton Wood is on the route of the Mining Hertitage Trail, which is a 9 miles (14.5 km) walk tracing the coal mining history of this part of Leicestershire.