3.2/5)Named after the family which used to farm this area of land, Bignall's Wood is now a 26 hectare community woodland within The National Forest. Planted in 2005, with the help of local people, school children (through the Woodland Trust Tree For All Scheme) and the site sponsors Alliance and Leicester, it links with Jaguar Lount Wood and Alistair's Wood to form the final part of a larger block of woodland. Predominantly planted with native oak, ash and birch species, some ornamental maples have also been included to provide a fantastic visual experience for visitors all year round.
Staunton Harold Garden Centre Car Park
The entrance into Bignall's Wood can be found across the road from the garden centre car park. Here you will find the start of the surfaced cycle track which was funded by The Forestry Commission, Leicestershire County Council Shire Grant, The National Forest Company, Alliance and Leicester and East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA).
A leaflet containing a map of the site is available to download here as a pdf.
The National Forest is an area of 200 square miles across the 3 counties of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, where massive woodland creation and countryside tranformation is being carried out. The forest is being expanded, with the aim of linking the ancient Forests of Charnwood and Needwood, for the benefit of local communities and wildlife.
New woodlands will complement ancient woodland, meadows, lakes and rivers, parks, towns and other visitor attractions to create a new forest for the nation.
The National Forest EXPLORE leaflet, giving a map of where the Forestry Commission sites are in the area, is available here to download as a pdf.
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Please email us at info_nationalforest@forestry.gsi.gov.uk if you have an enquiry or would like a reply to your comments.
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