The Punchbowl

Laying on the eastern side of the Blorenge Mountain this spectacular site is dominated by a large, wooded glacial cwm containing a man-made lake. The slopes of the cwm are wooded mainly with wood pasture of old beech pollards, some of which are over 200 years old, in addition to ash, sessile oak and rowan. These wooded slopes are of particular interest as they form some of the highest altitude Ancient Semi Natural Woodland in Britain. Several smaller blocks of more recent planting exist nearer the lake, which were introduced by the National Park around 1980, before the Woodland Trust acquisition in 1987.