A marked tree trail with all three redwoods — giant sequoia, dawn and coast — in this postwar public park in Leicester. Free.
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- Open to the public
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- 20 Jun 2026
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Best in autumn: the dawn redwood is deciduous, and its foliage turns a foxy copper-red before falling — often the finest time to visit.
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About this place
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Knighton Park is a public park in Leicester, laid out by the city corporation after the Second World War. Its waymarked tree trail picks out two redwoods among the ornamental plantings: a giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and, numbered earlier on the route, a deciduous dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). Free to visit.
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