Coleorton Wood

Coleorton Wood is near to Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. It is a six-hectare (15-acre) mixed woodland that was planted during the early days of the National Forest. The site was formerly Coleorton Pit, or colliery,[1] which opened in 1875, and closed in the 1930s. It gained the local nickname of 'Bug and Wink' colliery.[2][3]

Coleorton Wood is on the route of the Mining Heritage Trail,[2] which is a nine-mile (14 km) walk tracing the coal mining history of this part of Leicestershire.

Activities and features

Coleorton Wood has a picnic area and parking.

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References
  1. "Coleorton Wood". Leicestershire County Council.
  2. "Mining Heritage Trail" (PDF). Leicestershire County Council.
  3. Haywood J. "Coleorton Wood". Geograph.org.
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