Introduction
Back in March I visited Wreay Woods in Cumbria to look at the last piece of ancient woodland of the former Inglewood Forest. This forest stretched from Carlisle to Penrith back in the 1100's which was the time of Henry I. This was a royal forest and used for a royal hunting ground. It was stocked with red deer, fallow deer, wild boar and other large animals.
Above: The river Petteril running parallel to the busy M6
Inglewood Forest Today
Now days it is a fraction of it's former size and Wreay Woods which is situated next to the busy M6 is all that remains of this once large forest.
Wreay Woods Nature Reserve
I took a look at this ancient woodland to see what I could see.
Atfer walking along side the river Petteril you reach the start of Wreay Woods. There is a foot bridge and a small information board telling you about the forest. The paths then follows the river through the forest.
What you can see here
Looking at the plants present your can see that it still holds some of the Ancient Woodland Indicator plants associated with this type of woodland such as Dog's Mercury, Yellow Archangel, Ramsons, Bluebells and Pendulous Sedge.
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