Priestclose Wood (1)

The wood consists mainly of oak, birch and rowan but ash, holly, willow and Hazel also occur. Being in a well populated area, this site is surprisingly undisturbed, the centre of the wood can feel like a remote rural location. A quiet walk is often rewarded by close encounters with the resident roe deer herd. Birds including jay, treecreeper, great-spotted woodpecker and redpoll. Various dragonfly and amphibian species, including all three British newts, breed in the pond.