Kentle Wood | Woods on your Doorstep | Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK

Описание: Kentle Wood
Planted to celebrate the new millennium this is a great little wood for you to enjoy a walk.

Kentle Wood is a new native woodland extending to some 12.1ha on the western fringe of Daventry, Northamptonshire. It was planted as part of the Woodland Trusts Woods On Your Doorstep initiative in the early 2000s. The site lies adjacent to an industrial estate and forms part of the statutory landscaping requirement for this. However, by becoming a community woodland, the site aimed to bring added benefits such as informal public recreation and attracting wildlife. The woodland is long and narrow, being roughly 1450m by 75m

A public footpath crosses the site at the southern end and a public bridleway crosses at the northern end. Open ground was retained to provide views from the adjacent Ford Social Club across the wood. The remainder was planted with native trees and shrubs with oak and ash being the main species. Both existing and new hedgerows were incorporated into the design and will be managed so as not to restrict the footpaths. They are important sources for the colonization of wild plants and animals.

Kentle Wood lies on the very edge of Daventry, west of the Royal Oak Industrial Estate. Visitors are likely to reach the site from the south along Browns Lane. Parking is very limited at this wood entrance and it would be better to park on the highway before the height restrictor. It's a short walk up to the wood. There are squeeze gaps at most entrances. An information board and welcome sign mark the entrance.

Within the site there are about 2,500m of grass paths. The long thin shape means that lengthy walks can be had, it being a mile from one end to the other. Paths can become wet in winter and although are in generally good condition are very uneven in sections.

A bridleway enters the site from the A45 at the north end. This is a very busy road and not suitable for parking. There is no access from the industrial estate. Public toilets are available next to the bus station in Daventry town center, disabled facilities, dawn till dusk opening hours.
Regular bus services run to either end of the wood with bus stops within 200m.

Open public access is available over the whole site for quiet recreational use. In addition, there are roughly 2500m of grass paths forming circular routes within the woodland and linking to external public rights of way. The grass is regularly mown to keep the paths clear and well defined.

The wood is important because it lies very close to a fairly large population of people who have no similar such attractions locally. The site is long and thin reducing the opportunity for a stable environmental core to develop within the wood

Trees were planted in curved rows, 2.1 x 2.1m apart. Trees have been planted into some quite large groups of single species, which tends to improve tree development and attraction to wildlife. The site was grass seeded prior to planting which has now developed into a good low-maintenance cover. The open block has remained virtually scrub free apart from the occasional hawthorn sapling. Ten years on the establishment and vigour of the planting is quite variable. Some areas/species have remained comparatively sparse whilst others have progressed vigorously and are now more than 10 cm's and 6 meters tall. However this situation enhances the biodiversity of the site

The woodland has formed an important visual screen to the industrial unit as well as a habitat for wildlife that will increasingly colonies it as it develops in phases. An accessible green space for the population of Daventry

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