케그워스‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪8‬개의 천연기념물

이곳은 계곡 아래 들판 끝, 개울가에 위치한 중세 시대의 해자 있는 영주 저택이었습니다. 16세기 후반에 언덕 위에 새로운 집이 지어지면서 철거되었는데, 그곳이 지금 언덕 꼭대기에 보이는 Risley Lodge Farm입니다.

Not as steep as it seems

The reservoir has a plant community on its margins which is unique in the Midlands and only found in a few northern sites. Its unusual mix of flora includes Juncus filiformis at its most southern locations, and the lake itself has native white-clawed crayfish, where it is isolated from the invasive American signal crayfish.

At nearly 200 hectares, this beautiful nature reserve abounds with ancient history, atmosphere and wildlife. Grasslands support an array of butterflies in the summer, whilst the woodlands burst with birdsong in the spring, and turn fiery golden in the autumn. Prominent 600 million-year-old Precambrian rock outcrops protrude through the surrounding marl and other Triassic deposits.

This 27-acre wood in Whitwick, Leicestershire, UK was first planted in 2000 and is dedicated to the founder of World Habitat. Peter Elderfield set up East Midlands Housing Association in 1946 after returning from the Second World War, and the Building and Social Housing Foundation in 1976 – which went on to become World Habitat in 2017.

The Hemlock Stone is an outcrop of New Red Sandstone, deposited more than 200 million years ago in the Triassic Period. Approximately 28 feet (8.5 m) high, it is formed of a layer of Nottingham Castle Sandstone overlying a layer of Lenton Sandstone.

This is on the FP going East from Hopwell Hall Farm

The Moat of Wood Hall can be seen in the field adjacent to the Public Footpath. An info board nearby relates the story of the Risley Lanx. The Risley Park Lanx is a large Roman silver dish that was discovered in 1729 in Risley Park, Ref Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risley_Park_Lanx