Merrivale Wood
A woodland reserve with a mixture of vegetation types and a valuable habitat for a range of birds.
A woodland reserve with a mixture of vegetation types and a valuable habitat for a range of birds.
When planning our reserve management we are always keen to ensure that our most protected and important species which make the reserves their homes, are rightly shielded from harm or disturbance…
A splash of yellow to brighten a winter woodland.
Volunteer Jack Morris heads out on a winter work party at Parky Meadow Nature Reserve
Reserves Officer Lewis Goldwater and Voluntary Warden Sarah Keefe update on some of the recent work at Wern Wood.
As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow chest and eyestripe.
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.
The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years.