Kelham Bridge

Kelham Bridge forms another piece of the jigsaw of woodlands making up The National Forest. This Forestry Commission woodland is adjacent to the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust's Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve and complements the restoration work carried out here. The new woodland, created in 2006, is a mixture of habitats benefiting a wide range of wildlife. The upper fields have been planted as a mixed native broadleaf woodland including species such as oak and ash. The fields near to the woodland entrance have been planted as wet woodland with species such as alder and willow. The lower fields adjacent to the nature reserve have been left as rough meadow with grasses, nettles and other plants to blend with the nature reserve and to provide hunting habitat for birds of prey.