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Best woods near 10 UK cities
Here's our pick of great woods in and around the UK's busiest cities for sanctuary seekers, wildlife watchers, fitness fans and history hounds alike.
Charlie Mellor • 04 Nov 2021
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Trees woods and wildlife
Pill woodlouse
Easily found and easily startled, the pill woodlouse is named after its habit of rolling tight into a ball when disturbed. They’re a common sight in woodland, parks and gardens alike.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Soprano pipistrelle bat
The soprano pipistrelle bat is a widespread species that hunts close to water and can be found in woods and gardens.
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Borough of Poole Wood
Bearwood Playing Fields
Dorset
0.65 ha (1.61 acres)
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London Borough of Merton Wood
Cannon Hill Common
Greater London
3.78 ha (9.34 acres)
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Borough of Poole Wood
Overlinks Viewpoint
Dorset
1.34 ha (3.31 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Acute oak decline
Our native oaks are under pressure like never before. They are declining at an unprecedented rate due to drought, flooding, pollution, pests and diseases.
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The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Wood
Parc Slip Nature Reserve
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend
60.74 ha (150.09 acres)
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Position statement
Ash dieback – the Woodland Trust's position
Ash dieback, caused by the non-native invasive fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, presents a major threat to the UK’s treescape on a scale not seen since the Dutch elm disease epidemic of the 1970s.
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The National Forest Wood
Potters Meadow
Staffordshire
11.94 ha (29.50 acres)