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Normanton Le Heath

Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Normanton le Heath

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Normanton Le Heath

Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Normanton le Heath

Moderate

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Sence Valley Forest Park – Sence Valley Forest Park loop from Normanton le Heath

02:03

7.83km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

2.62 km

Blower's Brook

Highlight • River

Blower's Brook feeds into the River Sence.

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2

3.52 km

Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Forest

great use of an old open cast coal mine. There is a parking charge, though🙄, but there are toilets and normally a mobile coffee shop, plenty of walks around several lakes

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3

3.92 km

Sence Valley Forest Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

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. …

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6.45 km

View from the Jetty at Sence Valley Forest Park Lake

Highlight • Lake

A little jetty with a bench to sit a quietly watch all the gorgeous wildlife on the nature reserve. You can catch an amazing sunrise from here too!

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5

6.52 km

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Lake

Highlight • Natural Monument

Planted in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012...

The site is brimming with birdlife. Brush up on your bird-spotting skills at the bird hide or wander …

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6

6.54 km

View of the Pond Near Sence Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

7

7.44 km

Woodland Trust Mosaic and Sunset View

Highlight • Viewpoint

8

7.46 km

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood

Highlight • Natural Monument

Following the planting of 300,000 native broadleaf trees from 2012-2015, QEDJW is now flourishing into a beautiful young woodland made up of oak, field maple, silver birch, beech and hornbeam, …

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7.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.59 km

1.68 km

818 m

756 m

Surfaces

2.90 km

1.38 km

1.30 km

1.18 km

818 m

265 m

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