Our visit will be to the Society's Neal Trust Reserve - led by Phil Douthwaite, the volunteer Reserve Warden.
Access is from the Fosse Way (the B4455) at SP2950 to Oxhouse Farm, Combrook, Warwickshire. Please car share where possible to save on parking spaces, which are limited.
The Reserve managed by the BOS covers approximately 16 ha which is surrounded by a further 18 ha of sympathetically managed arable land also owned by the Neal Trust. The Neal Trust Reserve is a mosaic of woodland and open grassland, bordered on one side by the River Dene. Breeding birds include Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and various tits and warblers. There is a 1.6 ha area SSSI which is excellent for butterflies particularly Dark Green Fritillary which is usually seen in July.