Together we aim:

• Encourage the local school use the woods for education
  The future of the environment will be in our children's hands after us. We hope they will enjoy and value the woods too.
• Provide information for the local community
  To help people to understand why the wood are such a special place.
• Encourage community involvement
  Everyone can feel that the reserve is theirs to enjoy and respect. You could join one of the local groups.
• Improve access for the less able
  Involving the whole community will bring everyone together for better co-operation.
• Manage grassland as a meadow, outdoor classroom and possibly picnic area
  With local community involvement management decisions can be better informed.
• Survey flora and fauna
  With a suitable monitoring programme we can ensure that we are managing the woods to the benefit of wildlife.
• Leave lying dead wood
  This provides valuable homes for a variety of fungi, beetles and other insects which in turn feeds birds such as the greater spotted woodpecker. The woods were badly damaged in the 1987 storm - many trees have been replanted and in some areas have been left to regenerate.
• Identify and develop appropriate circular footpath routes
  The woods provide a valuable refuge for both wildlife and people in the urban area. The woods are linked by the railway corridor which futher increases their value.