Sence Valley Forest Park

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North of Ibstock on the A447, North West Leicestershire

A 60-hectare former open-cast coal site, which has been transformed with extensive tree planting and the creation of lakes, interlinked with a series of paths. The Park is managed by the Forestry Commision (Lady Hill, Birches Valley, Rugely, Staffs. WS15 2UQ. Tel 01889 586593) See www.forestry.gov.uk/whatson

There are stone-surfaced paths, some of which have steep slopes.

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