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Green Lane Wood Nature Reserve.

Beautiful ancient woodland, which dates back to Domesday times. It has long been managed by coppicing – cutting trees down to ground level every 10-20 years and the resulting crop used for building and fencing materials. There is a small wildflower meadow on northern edge of the reserve. A good path runs through the centre of the wood. Wildlife found here: ancient woodland flowers such as greater butterfly orchid, Solomon’s seal, goldilocks buttercup. Woodland butterflies such as Duke of Burgundy, grizzled skipper and silver-washed fritillary. Glow worms. Birds such as green and great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches, treecreepers, jays and warblers.

Green Lane Wood offers a wildlife experience for almost every season: come in spring for woodland wildflowers, in summer for butterflies and in autumn for trees and fungi. Getting there:
Near Trowbridge, just off the A350 Melksham to Westbury road (between the Hilperton/Steeple Ashton traffic lights and West Ashton traffic lights). Travelling from Melksham the reserve entrance can be found on the right hand side, 0.3 mile after Hilperton/Steeple Ashton crossroads. The reserve car park appears as small break in woodland on right hand side of road.
Grid reference ST 886 577. Be careful pulling off/onto the A350 as the road can be very busy.

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