| The Park has two stocked fishing lakes at its
centre, the larger of the lakes has Carp up to 20lbs and Tench,
and the smaller of the lakes has Trout and Golden Orfe. Fishing
is only allowed for guests, we do not allow Day Tickets fishing
at all. A small stream and the Lydeland Water River border the
property, which has a total of 8.5 acres for you to explore.
The main area of interest is the woodland, which has the river
running down its entire length. |
| The woodland is split into two different woodland
types 1. Wet valley bottom woodland and 2. Secondary broadleaved
woodland along the sloped area. |
| The Wet Valley Bottom Woodland |
| This area has been a wood for approx 3 to 400
years with the early maps from 1880 showing this area as culm
grassland. It has been “scrubbed up” to form an important area
of wet woodland, consisting of mainly Willow, Hazel and Alder.
The ground flora is very rich in this section of the wood with
wild daffodils wild garlic primrose bluebells and orchids There
is a large amount of dead and collapsed wood which have been
left to aid conservation and provide habitat for the flora and
wildlife. |
| Broadleaved Woodland Along The Valley Side |
| This is made up of mainly Ash and the occasional
large Oak. Many of the large Oaks were likely to have been removed
during the war to provide wood for the war effort. There is
less flora in this area as it has been used to graze cattle
in past years. This practice is no longer carried out and the
ground flora is returning. |
| At the Eastern end of the wood is a gorse bank
providing important habitat for small birds such as Whitethroats,
Blackcaps various Warblers and possibly the Dartford Warbler,
which is quite rare. |
| There is evidence of Roe Deer within the woodland
and that Buzzards use the area for nesting. We have Pheasants,
Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Buzzards, Ducks, Frogs and the occasional
Heron and Otter. |
| “Both woodlands provide considerable wildlife
interest, the display of wild daffodils is one of the best I
have ever seen.” Peter Webb, Consultant Forestry Advisor,
South West Forest. |
