- Highnam Woods
Highnam Wood is a nature preserve located in
Gloucestershire and established by theRSPB to protect bird species in the region. A two kilometernature trail passes through the park, giving tourists a view of Britain's rarest breedingwoodpecker species, theLesser Spotted Woodpecker . Marsh Tit, Nightingale, Song Thrush, and Spotted Flycatchers also frequent the park.Forest Management
The RSPB periodically removes non-native species from the park to allow native species to grow and flourish. The association also thins out standard trees, while maintaining scrub and coppice species as habitats for Nightingales. Regularly, the RSPB rotivates the land to provide disturbed ground for
Upright Spurge . They eventually hope to have 2,000 of the rare flowers living in the park. 20 hectares of the forest are left with minimal intervention by the society. Dead and decaying timber are also left untouched on the forest floor for insects.External links
* [http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/h/highnamwoods/work.asp RSPB web site]
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