Moss Side Traditional Cache
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Screw top container containing small swaps and log book.
Bunny Wood is an ancient coppiced woodland which covers almost 16 hectares. British Gypsum Ltd donated the site to the Trust, in 1985.
About the Reserve
Bunny Wood is referred to in the Domesday Book and was probably used by Saxon settlers as a source of wood. In 1487 Henry VII and his army camped nearby on their way to the Battle of East Stoke. Evidence of the history of the wood includes its sinuous shape, ancient ditches along the northern and southern edges and a parish boundary to the south side of the wood. The size of the old coppice stools also gives an indication of the wood’s age.
The wood is situated on a steep north-facing slope and coppiced wych elm is the most common tree although Dutch elm disease has affected this species seriously since the 1970s. Coppiced ash is also very common and field maple is widespread. There are standards of oak and cherry and wild crab apple occurs along the southern boundary. The understorey contains regenerating coppiced wych elm, young ash, elder and hawthorn. In more open areas, bramble and nettle often dominate and there is also abundant dog’s mercury and bluebell. Other flowering plants include wood anemone, stitchwort and barren strawberry.
Great and lesser-spotted woodpeckers are amongst 50 bird species recorded. Summer visitors include spotted flycatcher, blackcap and tree pipit. Hawfinch has also been seen. Over 20 species of butterfly have been recorded including the white letter hairstreak. Other animals include fox, grey squirrel and grass snake.
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