6 nature reserves you haven't heard of
With spring in full swing, we’d like to shout about some fantastic nature reserves that we think you’ll love, ranging from deep in the Forest of Dean to the Frome Valley.
With spring in full swing, we’d like to shout about some fantastic nature reserves that we think you’ll love, ranging from deep in the Forest of Dean to the Frome Valley.
In December 2018, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust took the decision to withdraw from the Strawberry Banks and Pasqueflower nature reserves.
In the previous two blogs we’ve learnt about the large blue’s lifecycle and how me manage our nature reserve, Daneway Banks, to make sure they have a suitable home.
Here we focus on what we…
Frith Wood Nature Reserve is a wonderful ancient beech wood that straddles the ridge overlooking Painswick Valley and Slad Valley near Stroud.
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.