About the reserve

This attractive broadleaved woodland, set on a steep slope, is an enjoyable place to spend an hour at any time of year, but especially worth a visit for the bluebells in spring and over 36 species of fungi in the autumn. Glades in the woodland encourage butterflies like speckled wood, and there’s a small pond where common frogs congregate to spawn in the spring. Birds include blackcap, green and great spotted woodpeckers, tawny owl, treecreeper and nuthatch.