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WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED  TO ALL VISITORS.

Ash Dieback.

Ash trees constitute a large proportion of the trees in the wood and are displaying increasing signs of the condition.  Ash Dieback causes Ash to become very brittle and increasingly prone to dropping branches and as the infection spreads through the tree, it becomes likely that it will collapse. We have already seen fallen branches on and near the paths.

One way to be completely safe would be to fell all the Ash within the wood, a major undertaking. This would have a dramatic impact on the wood and the biodiversity therein. Wholesale felling of Ash is also against current advice and is not something we are considering.

We will be continuing our survey and monitoring of the Ash to establish the health of the trees over the coming months. Once we have established if the wood can be reopened safely, we will update this statement  accordingly.

Meanwhile unfortunately, due to health and safety concerns, and for the safety of our visitors

the wood must sadly remain closed to the public.

There are many places to visit locally, click here for details

Under no circumstances should you park on the road. Any vehicles doing so will be reported to the police.

updated 26 June 2022

 

The reserve is situated at Grid ref. SO740539 roughly mid way between Worcester and Malvern. Follow signs for Lulsley from either Knightwick Bridge on the A44 or from the Bankhouse Hotel on the A4103.

Click here for a location map

You can email us at ravenshillwoodland@gmail.com

Write to us at

Ravenshill Woodland Reserve

Lulsley

Knightwick

Worcester

WR6 5QP

Or call us on 01886 821661

26 June 2022

WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED  TO ALL VISITORS.

THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE RESERVE, CAR PARK  OR ANY OF OUR FACILITIES

Workparties

Volunteer workparties are our mainstay in ensuring vital woodland conservation work is done. No experience is necessary, all tools are provided.

contact us for more details.

  Toads

Every year toads that spend the summer in the wood hibernate until spring. In late February or early March they emerge and move to the pool they were born in to breed. For the toads that move to Lulsley lagoon, this means that they have to cross the road. They do this at night and often pause for a while on the tarmac, because this absorbs heat during the day and so is warmer than the surrounding soil.

more details

  Flagpole

We have provide a replacement flagpole to our local church in Alfrick. It was broken during high winds. We felled a Larch and prepared it before a group of locals carried it just over one mile to the chuch. For more details visit our village website

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