Please note there is a permissive path on site closed until further notice due to ongoing issues with dogs not being kept on leads and disturbing the wildlife. Please follow the on-site signage. We appreciate your understanding and co-operation.
No parking on site.
Roydon Woods, Stile Pool
Roydon Woods Nature Reserve
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SU 315 009
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When to visit
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Open at all timesBest time to visit
Visit in spring and experience the clean crisp green of the beech trees contrasting with the bright carpet of bluebells. Visit in autumn to hear the stags roaring.About the reserve
Roydon Woods nature reserve is an impressive patchwork of wildlife rich habitats, including grassy meadows and ancient copses of conifer and hazel. This nature reserve is beautiful all year round – whenever you choose to visit, you’re sure to be absorbed by the magic of this enchanting ancient woodland.
A great many birds and mammals call Roydon Woods home, including great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches, skylarks, badgers, voles, stoats and a great many more.
Amongst the dense blocks of woodland are rich floral carpets, which attract a host of beautiful moths and butterflies, including small pearl bordered fritillary. These woods are perfect for birders and wildlife enthusiasts, with a tranquillity and magnificence that will enchant even the most hardened city dweller.
The woods are also home to fungi of all shapes, sizes and colours, including the delicate porcelain fungi.
Roydon Woods was gifted to the Trust by Peter Barker-Mill.
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