Kathleen Everitt
Lion Wood
Location
OS Map Reference
SP 084 716
Know before you go
Parking information
Park on roadside by reserve entranceGrazing animals
NoWalking trails
Well defined informal paths, can become wet and muddy
Access
There are well defined paths around this reserve but the area can become wet in poor conditions.
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
April to JulyAbout the reserve
This reserve contains a small oak woodland on acid soils. Ground flora consists of heather and bilberry
Jointly owned with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
This reserve consists of a woodland that supports many acid loving plants & attracts a good range of woodland birds in the spring
The principal trees are oak, birch, holly and rowan with some alder buckthorn in the understorey. With ground flora such as bilberry, heather and wood sage, this woodland community is uncommon in Worcestershire.
The wood can be a rather dark place. In many areas the drooping branches of holly trees have reached the ground and taken root. Over time this has extended the understorey through layering.
Spring is an attractive time to visit Lion Wood. It supports a variety of birds including great and blue tits, nuthatches, tree creepers and lesser and great spotted woodpeckers.