Bradgate Park

Charnwood, Leicestershire

Aging record Giant Sequoia Public access

Giant sequoia stands among the ancient oaks of this historic deer park in Charnwood Forest, near Leicester. Free.

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Access
Open to the public
Last checked
20 Jun 2026
Visitor information
bradgatepark.org

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Redwood species here

Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Photos

  • Bradgate Park
    Credit: Stephen McKay / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Evidence

Aging record

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Sources
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Photos
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Species
1

About this place

Compiled from the listed sources below — not a first-hand account.

Bradgate Park is a large historic deer park in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, best known for its ancient oaks and open bracken moorland. Among its planted exotics is the giant sequoia (Wellingtonia), standing tall above the park's older native trees. Free to enter.

Sources

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Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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