Winter Wood

This page contains information about the Winter Wood at Brocks Hill Country Park.

History

Winter Wood was one of the first woods to be planted in the country park with most of the trees planted in March 1999. Most of the trees were dedicated and planted by supporters of two organisations: LOROS (Leicestershire Organisation for the Relief of Suffering) and the Laura Centre in Leicester which offers counselling for anyone affected by the death of a child and for children affected by death.

Management

The species in the wood were chosen to be of particular interest during the winter months and include birch, Forret’s maple, white barked Himalyan birch, lace bark pine, Tibetan cherry, Scots pine, wild cherry, dogwood, blackthorn and holly.

Winter Wood has been left for natural processes to manage the area, as woodlands did before man took them into management but this will take place over a long period of time. Minimal maintenance is carried out (for health and safety reasons) with any cut material recycled where possible or stacked on site to provide homes for fungi, insects and small mammals.