Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a small town in the Ashby Woulds, North West Leicestershire district of England. Ashby-de-la Zouch Castle was built for William, Lord Hastings and it’s collapse after a fire in 1795 has been left as a monument to this day. Ashby Canal also passes through Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and this was joined in 1992 by Ashby Woulds Lake. Ashby Woulds Landscape Garden is a very popular parkland attraction. Ashby Woulds Heritage Trail is a set of fourteen panel signs showcasing Ashby Woulds landmarks from the Victorian era to the present day.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch’s most significant pastime, is with a wide assortment of sports clubs and social events. Ashby Woulds Golf Club has 18 holes in the rolling countryside about Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Ashby Rugby Union Football Club provides rugby union for men, women and children in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Ashby De La Zouch Town Cricket Club offers a chance to play cricket in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Ashby Bowls Club is a bowling club within Ashby Woulds, an indoor golf centre and a large sports hall for athletic meetings and social functions are all kept running by Ashby-de-la-Zouch Town Council.
Created: 30 October 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Local History around Ashby-de-la-Zouch
There are some historic monuments around including:
Ashby Castle and associated formal gardenMoated site, fishponds, formal garden and settlement earthworks east of St Michael's ChurchCalke Park TunnelCoal mining remains in Lount WoodMoira blast furnaceCoal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton HallCoal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile FarmMedieval church and cross 45m south of St George's ChurchCoal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm.Wildlife in and Around Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Mammals found in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
There have been 28 species of mammals recorded in the ashby-de-la-zouch area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
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Birds found in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the ashby-de-la-zouch area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
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