Ashley Wood
An ancient hazel and ash coppice which is carpeted in bluebells in the spring. Located east of Blandford forum and perfect for seeing butterflies and listening to the woodland birds sing.
An ancient hazel and ash coppice which is carpeted in bluebells in the spring. Located east of Blandford forum and perfect for seeing butterflies and listening to the woodland birds sing.
A fire has destroyed an historic railway hut on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Powerstock Common nature reserve, near Maiden Newton in west Dorset. Arson is strongly suspected.
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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 throat and eyestripe.