Heathland is a key habitat at The Lodge, home to breeding hobbies, ravens, common lizards, green tiger beetles and other invertebrates of bare, sandy soil. The hilly, oak-dominated woodlands offer a rich natural experience to those exploring The Lodge's network of winding trails, with sunny rides and glades where spotted flycatchers catch food for their broods, and a developing under-storey is alive with bird song and insect life. The Lodge is also home to the RSPB Head Quarters, which is separate to the reserve. We have a gift shop on site, parking and toilets for visitors.
This is a great place for a lovely country walk. There are 4 walks , ranging from from 1.5 to 2 miles, which come be combined together, the terrain is mainly flat, but the Nuthatch trail does have a few steps about to accommodate, but nothing too challenging, didn't get to see to many birds, but most likely the wrong time of day, but there was plenty of greenery and flowers to admire, mainly lupines, a great day out in the sun and it's free to enter, apart from parking.
Great area with full of surprises. Plenty of birds especially if you are a bird lover like myself. Peaceful and tranquil woodland, heathland and neighbouring fields and some ponds are also present. Gardens are lovely and are well maintained. Great restaurant/ cafe with the food being of a decent quality with the restaurant only a couple of years or so old and a great shop with plenty to choose from. You can take dogs but many areas are restricted so be prepared to accept that these areas can't be accessed. Some photos I have included as well.
Such a lovely walk, loads of paths and tracks to take, beautiful scenery, see the beautiful ponies definately recommend
New cafe with nice food although slightly limited menu. This is popular and there is a charge for the car park if you are not just visiting the shop. This is likely to include the cafe although not stated. See photo There is a nice walk around the lodge which has some steep steps but there is also walks on the flat.
Personally, I'm not a bird fancier per say, but what a lovely place for a walk, and a coffee, and the benefit of the birds. Will explore much more in the future. A gem of a place.
Stunning reserve; is big enough to get lost in and is great for all ages. They have regular activities (like Forest Bathing), areas for den building and other activities for the kids, and I'm pretty sure we spotted a muntjac there once!
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Assistive hearing loop
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Hiking
Picnic tables
Public toilet
LGBTQ+ friendly
Good for kids
Kid-friendly hikes
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This is a great place for a lovely country walk. There are 4 walks , ranging from from 1.5 to 2 miles, which come be combined together, the terrain is mainly flat, but the Nuthatch trail does have a few steps about to accommodate, but nothing too challenging, didn't get to see to many birds, but most likely the wrong time of day, but there was plenty of greenery and flowers to admire, mainly lupines, a great day out in the sun and it's free to enter, apart from parking.
Great area with full of surprises. Plenty of birds especially if you are a bird lover like myself. Peaceful and tranquil woodland, heathland and neighbouring fields and some ponds are also present. Gardens are lovely and are well maintained. Great restaurant/ cafe with the food being of a decent quality with the restaurant only a couple of years or so old and a great shop with plenty to choose from. You can take dogs but many areas are restricted so be prepared to accept that these areas can't be accessed. Some photos I have included as well.
Such a lovely walk, loads of paths and tracks to take, beautiful scenery, see the beautiful ponies definately recommend
New cafe with nice food although slightly limited menu. This is popular and there is a charge for the car park if you are not just visiting the shop. This is likely to include the cafe although not stated. See photo There is a nice walk around the lodge which has some steep steps but there is also walks on the flat.
Personally, I'm not a bird fancier per say, but what a lovely place for a walk, and a coffee, and the benefit of the birds. Will explore much more in the future. A gem of a place.
Stunning reserve; is big enough to get lost in and is great for all ages. They have regular activities (like Forest Bathing), areas for den building and other activities for the kids, and I'm pretty sure we spotted a muntjac there once!
