This nature reserve is a 53-hectare area of woodland, heathland, and wetland habitats, featuring a variety of plant and animal species, including the rare Marsh Gentian flower, and providing scenic walking trails and opportunities for birdwatching and nature observation.
We wanted a change of scenery but also a slightly less flooded dog walk than most of our regular places. It's a vast place (22 acres) almost completely level with firm tracks and trails and, despite days of torrential rain, just a few soggy areas. There's plenty of 'good sniffin' due to the obvious wild life around. We'll be back.
Great walk with your little fur babies through the woods 1st time here great trails will come again
A lovely, wooded common with good footpaths, great for dog walking and some bridleways for riding and mountain biking. Woodland is mainly coniferous but with some areas of deciduous trees. Also, the conifers are slowly being removed and native broadleaf trees being allowed to regenerate. It is very flat and on sandy or gravel soils, so it's mostly dry, but there are a few areas that get very wet and muddy in winter. There is an inner, fenced off nature reserve, dogs not allowed because of ground nesting birds, snakes (adders and grass snakes), toads and lizards. In summer, this is grazed by longhorn cattle to help biodiversity. There is a small amount of parking at various places around the edge of the woods. Slightly spoilt by the electricity pylons running through the middle but they are mostly hidden when the trees are in leaf.
Lovely place to wander, broad open walking with paths off either way. A very good place to walk your dog
Amazing reserve in the middle of man-made plantation forest. An island of nature.
Fantastic place for a walk
Hiking
Good for kids
Kid-friendly hikes
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We wanted a change of scenery but also a slightly less flooded dog walk than most of our regular places. It's a vast place (22 acres) almost completely level with firm tracks and trails and, despite days of torrential rain, just a few soggy areas. There's plenty of 'good sniffin' due to the obvious wild life around. We'll be back.
Great walk with your little fur babies through the woods 1st time here great trails will come again
A lovely, wooded common with good footpaths, great for dog walking and some bridleways for riding and mountain biking. Woodland is mainly coniferous but with some areas of deciduous trees. Also, the conifers are slowly being removed and native broadleaf trees being allowed to regenerate. It is very flat and on sandy or gravel soils, so it's mostly dry, but there are a few areas that get very wet and muddy in winter. There is an inner, fenced off nature reserve, dogs not allowed because of ground nesting birds, snakes (adders and grass snakes), toads and lizards. In summer, this is grazed by longhorn cattle to help biodiversity. There is a small amount of parking at various places around the edge of the woods. Slightly spoilt by the electricity pylons running through the middle but they are mostly hidden when the trees are in leaf.
Lovely place to wander, broad open walking with paths off either way. A very good place to walk your dog
Amazing reserve in the middle of man-made plantation forest. An island of nature.
Fantastic place for a walk
