About the reserve

At the entrance of the reserve the remains of the old railway platform are still visible, but now they are home to four uncommon species of fern; wall-rue, maidenhair spleenwort, black spleenwort and hartstongue.

The summer months see colourful common spotted orchids dotted around the reserve and rare adder's-tongue ferns nestled beside them. Look out for the array of insects here, including beautiful purple and white-letter hairstreaks. After the sun sets on a summers day, glow-worms will perform a spectacular light display show, as they’re scattered around the reserve.