Alex Murison
Earlswood Moathouse
Please note this reserve is currently closed whilst tree safety works are completed.
Ongoing woodland management work:
Ash dieback is a fungal disease that weakens the tree's structure making them extremely prone to uprooting and limb drop and therefore unsafe to be around. The felling and removal of the affected ash trees will take place throughout the autumn months at Earlswood Moathouse nature reserve. The woodland will be fully closed whilst we carry out these works safely.
The National Trust and The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust are working together on a project to repopulate the area with a mix of trees and shrubs which will create new habitats, restore wildlife and increasing biodiversity.
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March to NovemberAbout the reserve
Woodland management at Earlswood Moathouse (September - November 2023)
Ash dieback is a growing concern across the country and we will sadly see the decline and death of many – maybe the majority - of ash trees over the next few years. Where trees die in places where they could affect people, we have an obligation to work on them to ensure the safety of staff, volunteers and visitors.
Ash dieback is a fungal disease that weakens the tree's structure making them extremely prone to uprooting and limb drop and therefore unsafe to be around.
The felling and removal of the affected ash trees will take place throughout the autumn months at Earlswood Moathouse nature reserve. The woodland will be fully closed whilst we carry out these works safely.
The National Trust and The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust are working together on a project to repopulate the area with a mix of trees and shrubs which will create new habitats, restore wildlife and increasing biodiversity.
Learn more about ash dieback here
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Created on pasture land within the National Trust's Earlswood Moathouse estate, visit this reserve to explore the oak woodland.
What's it like to visit?
More woodland was planted in 1980, with native trees and shrubs. and there are two small ponds where great crested newts have been seen. Today, the wood still has a mix of trees including small-leaved lime, rowan and hazel. A magnificent line of hornbeam graces the eastern end and there are some fine yews.
What might you spot?
Long-tailed tit, jay, nuthatch, treecreeper and the diminutive wren are regulars in the woodland, The woodland floor contains surprises like wood-sorrel, and autumn brings a range of fungi. One of the less shaded ponds has bulrush, sedge and rush where a number of dragonflies dart around.
What is there to do here?
- Visit for the bluebells in April or May
- Pick blackberries in autumn
- Spot fascinating fungi in autumn
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