Viaduct wood
Viaduct wood includes the patches of woodland on both sides of
the railway viaduct. The reason that these two woodland areas feel
very different is due to the clear felling that took place during
the 1980s.
The clear felling has opened up the woodland, allowing more
light to reach the ground and for more plants to grow. The trees
are a mix of beech, ash, yew and willow, some of which are now very
tall.
One side of the woodland is much damper and receives less light,
having had little management in the past. Hazel dominates and
in the spring blankets of bluebells and wood anemones can be
seen.
You can walk through Viaduct wood and join the right of way
which leads to Porthkerry village.
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