Castern Wood

There is a car park a short distance from the reserve at Weags Bridge. The circular walk through Castern Wood is very steep in places.^[1]

The area of the reserve is 21 hectares (52 acres). Trees in the ancient woodland include ash, field maple, hazel and oak. There is also scrub and grassland. To prevent the grassland becoming scrub, and the scrub becoming woodland, the site is managed; since cattle grazing is difficult to arrange on this relatively inaccessible site, clearing scrub from grassland is done by volunteers.^[1]

Many plant species grow on the limestone soil, including small scabious, ladies mantle, salad burnet and several species of orchid. Woodland plants include dog's mercury and wood avens.^[1]

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