Explore Wapley Hill Wood

(Average user rating: 2/5)

1 Star

Pheasants everywhere like last year. Signs up telling people to put dogs on a lead.Are we going to have signs going up in the carpark without warning saying just "Shooting Today" like last year effectively putting all visitors off? Will pheasants be flying up in clouds like last year in front of horses? Who is responsible if a rider is thrown and injured? Why is shooting and rearing of pheasants allowed in these public woods? It is a lovely public amenity being ruined by all this. And what for I ask? I hear the princely sum of ■500 per year? I look forward to answers on all these points. Do not pass my email address on to the person responsible for these pheasants please as doubtless they are vindictive types judging by their signs.

3 Stars

There are sheep grazing on the hill-fort, with cropped grass in the middle. (Evidence of Cattle but non on the day I visited) Scrub has been cleared to give better access to Ditches & Ramparts. Many of the approach walks to the Hill-fort are now muddy, not helped by riders (horse) going onto tracks recommended for walkers. The Beech avenues are carpeted with bronze leaves; a sharp contrast to the dark, looming Fir trees. Well worth a visit.