About the reserve

Walk through this patch of ancient woodland to see how life has bounced back after the great storm of 1987, which devastated areas of this beautiful woodland. Allowed to regrow naturally for scientific study, the wildlife here has flourished, helped with coppicing by the Trust, which has allowed for carpets of Bluebell, Yellow Archangel and Red Campion to bloom.

Step further into the woods to see the beautiful flowers of Moschatel, White Climbing Fumitory, Sweet Woodruff and Vervain. Soft shield and other ferns blanket the woodland floor, while in the canopies of the Oaks Purple Hairstreak butterflies rest on the leaves.