2Chill, the site is on the northern fringe of Dartmoor National Park and consists of eight woods. It was bought in 2013 by the National Trust and Woodland Trust in their first partnership to restore the area, and boost both wildlife and public access.What was once ancient woodland was cleared of a lot of the native broadleaf trees in the 1930s and replanted with non-native conifers, and it’s this work that is being slowly undone with restoration along the river banks.It will take more than 200 years to return the wood to its former glory – but it’s worthwhile work as the National Trust estimates that only 2% of forest in the UK is ancient woodland.Dogs are allowed off the lead, and there’s a vast array of wildflowers for adults to enjoy and.
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