Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Great Merrible Wood
Great Merrible Wood — woodland and nature reserve in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Corby · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Merrible Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Part of Eye Brook Valley Woods. Wikidata describes it as: "woodland and nature reserve in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.5570°, -0.7710°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Eye Brook Valley Woods SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Merrible Wood is a 12 hectare nature reserve east of Hallaton in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, and is part of the Eye Brook Valley Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest. This is a surviving fragment of the medieval Leighfield Forest. It is semi-natural ancient woodland with several unusual herbs, such as broadleaved helleborine, herb paris and violet helleborine. It is claimed to have the most diverse range of fungi in the county. There is access by a footpath from Stockerston Lane.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5570, -0.7710
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Harborough
- Parish
- Great Easton
- Postcode
- LE16 8DG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Nearest railway station
- Corby — 9.4 km
- Official site
- www.lrwt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q42851188 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Merrible Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Great Merrible Wood 5.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Merrible Wood?
- Great Merrible Wood is in Leicestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE16 8DG), in the parish of Great Easton.
- Who owns Great Merrible Wood?
- Great Merrible Wood is owned by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
- Is Great Merrible Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Great Merrible Wood is part of the Eye Brook Valley Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Great Merrible Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Great Merrible Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Merrible Wood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE16 8DG. It sits within the Rutland and Stamford parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Great Merrible Wood?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.