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Horseshoe Lake in Sence Valley Forest Park

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Horseshoe Lake in Sence Valley Forest Park

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Horseshoe Lake in Sence Valley Forest Park

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Location: Heather, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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1. Sence Valley Country Park to Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve loop

6.74km

01:45

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

9.84km

02:35

80m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Blower's Brook loop from Ibstock

2.86km

00:45

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Roger

November 11, 2017

Sence Valley Forestry Park, part of the National Forest. A good start point for a walk. There are short walks round the lake and through the woods, this is also the start point for the National Forest Birthday walk.
Good free car park open during daytime, toilets and information board.
My sat nav tried to direct me to an old entrance but easy enough to skirt round from there to the main entrance (keep turning left) if the same happens.

Walk The Walk 🌳

October 3, 2024

Sence Valley Forest Park is a significant area of woodland planting which has transformed the former opencast coal mining site, in north-west Leicestershire, into a haven for wildlife and visitors. The coal mine closed in 1996 and only two years later 98,000 Corsican pine, larch and poplars trees were planted. Another 100 acres of land was bought in 2018 and this was planted with a range of coniferous and broadleaved trees, as a sustainable forest for the future.

Les Wojnarowicz

February 6, 2025

A great place for a simple circuit of the lake or to hook up to other nearby walks. Owned by the forestry commission, the car parks are no longer free . Card or payment by app only (cash not accepted).

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Location: Heather, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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Horseshoe Lake in Sence Valley Forest Park

1. Sence Valley Country Park to Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve loop

2. Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Ibstock

3. Blower's Brook loop from Ibstock

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