Pictures of the National Forest Photographs, information, facts, etc.

Contents

The pages are listed from south east to north west.

Select area to view:

• Introduction
• Alrewas area
• Needwood Forest
• Barton under Needwood
• Branston and Tatenhill
• Burton upon Trent
• Rosliston
• Swadlincote
• Albert Village/Ch. Gresley
• Foremark
• Staunton Harold
• Calke, Dimminsdale
• Moira
• Conkers
• Donisthorpe
• Oakthorpe
• Ashby, New Lount
• Sence Valley
• Snibston
• Thringstone
• Whitwick
• Thornton
• Beacon Hill

• Map of National Forest

Branston and Tatenhill

The Burton area contains a number of significant areas of greenland, some recent, some not so recent. Branston Water Park is an old gravel pit which has been developed into a very pleasant place for recreation. Running alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal, it has a large parking area, toilets, a children's play area and the Bridge Inn is just along the canal. There is a large amount of bird life including ducks, geese and swans. Main access is from the A38 northbound.

Right: View of the Trent and Mersey Canal from the bridge at Tatenhill Lock at the south end of Branston Water Park. (Looking north.)

Below: Branston Water Park from 'Crododile Point', the narrow area of land jutting out into the middle of the lake.

Right: East Hill Wood and Battlestead Hill from Tatenhill Common. (Tatenhill village is down in the valley.)

Below: View of Tatenhill village and common from East Hill Wood.

Right: Pool Green Wood from the top of East Hill Wood.