page_title: The National Forest (England)
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: The National Forest (England) / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Conkers Discovery Centre.
context_page_description: The National Forest is an environmental project in central England run by The National Forest Company. From the 1990s, 200 square miles of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire have been planted in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with newly planted areas to create a new national forest. It stretches from the western outskirts of Leicester in the east to Burton upon Trent in the west, and is planned to link the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood.
  In January 2018 the UK government unveiled plans to create a new English Northern Forest extending from Liverpool to Hull. It will shadow the path of the east-west M62 motorway.
context_section_description: At the centre of the National Forest, is Conkers, a visitor centre located just outside the village of Moira, Leicestershire.
  There is also a visitor centre with wildlife walks and playgrounds at Rosliston.
  Other attractions include:
  Ashby Canal
  Ashby Castle, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
  Ashby de-la-Zouch museum, Ashby de-la-Zouch
  Bardon Hill - highest point in the National Forest at 912 feet (278 m) above sea level
  Battlefield Line Railway
  Beacon Hill, Leicestershire
  Bradgate Park
  Calke Abbey, Ticknall
  Claymills Victorian Pumping Station
  Croxall Lakes
  Donington le Heath Manor House
  Flagship Diamond Wood
  Foremark Reservoir, Foremark
  Fradley Junction
  Grace Dieu Priory
  Kedleston Hall
  Loughborough Outwoods
  Melbourne Hall
  Moira Furnace
  Mount St. Bernard Abbey
  National Memorial Arboretum
  Rosliston Forestry Centre
  Seale Wood
  Sence Valley Forest Park
  Sharpe's Pottery Museum
  Staunton Harold Reservoir
  Sudbury Hall
  Swithland Wood
  The National Forest Maze
  T.G.Green Cornishware Archive Museum
  Thornton Reservoir
  Tropical Birdland, Leicestershire
  Twycross Zoo
  The towns of Ashby de la Zouch, Burton upon Trent, Swadlincote and Coalville are located within the forest area.
caption: Conkers Discovery Centre at Moira in the heart of the National Forest
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