Big Pool Wood Nature Reserve_Graham Berry
Location
OS Map Reference
SJ102838
Know before you go
Entry fee
NoParking information
Parking is available off the roadside just to the west of the main entrance, additionally is a public car park signposted by the entrance to Bridlewood Riding SchoolGrazing animals
Horses in adjacent riding school.Walking trails
There's a circular walk around the pool, this is along board walk as far as the bird hide, the path then follows uneven ground around the remainder of the pool
Access
Uneven ground through the riding centre, a board walk to access the bird hide, then uneven pathway through the remaining woodland
Dogs
Facilities
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
Spring time for spring flowers and bird songAbout the reserve
Reed bed surrounded by wet alder woodland dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, this reserve is an important habitat for breeding reed warblers and wintering wildfowl. Surrounding the reed bed is wet woodland predominantly of alder Alnus glutinosa, containing several locally rare plants including giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. The site is part of the Dee Estuary SSSI which is also designated a Special Protection Area, a wetland of international importance supporting 120,000 waterfowl and waders in the winter. A circular path gives you a chance to explore this quiet little reserve