Lower Woods, Gloucestershire

Yesterday we went for a walk at Lower Woods, near Wickwar, South Gloucestershire. Lower Woods is a beautiful ancient woodland which is currently managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and is one of the largest woods in the south-west of England. Many sections of the woods contain Hazel coppices which are harvested on a 9 year cycle. The woods are dissected by the Little Avon river and a variety of paths and rides. This gives the whole area a snippet experience of what life might have been like in rural England for many hundreds of years before industrialization and the modern world... During spring there are carpets of Bluebells, scattered with various other spring wild flowers including Lesser Celandine, Ground-Ivy, Cowslip, Forget-me-not, Early Purple Orchid and more...