Gibbet Hill Wood
Imagine a world without bees; a world where warm summer days no longer hum with the sound of them buzzing around; where honey bees don't fly from flower to flower and the taste of honey is a distant memory. The Woodland Trust's beautiful millennium wood, Gibbet Hill, which was planted in 2000, is a fantastic example of what can be achieved, at a local level, to improve the biodiversity for native species, such as our honey bee, and provide a vital habitat where they can flourish.Scientific research is taking place looking at honey bee decline. On our site wildflowers have been planted and two hives are in place to give bees a safe haven. Local bee keepers maintain the hives and the honey harvested from them.
The main entrance is from Gibbet Hill Road on the SW side. Most visitors are likely to come from the public footpath crossing the site from the university campus's however. There is a continual stream of people using this path, mainly students. An information board lies off this footpath. A seat has been placed at a central point on the SE boundary and this is the sites Millennium Feature.
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