Curbridge Nature Reserve

A winding strip of woodland leading to salt marsh, reed bed and estuary mudflats. The reserve holds several designations, including a Site of Special Scientific Interest. 

There has been woodland here for hundreds of years. Mature oak trees mingle with an understorey of hazel coppice, holly and wild service trees. The woodland floor hosts thousands of bluebells and other wildflowers in spring and summer. 

Well-loved by the local community, the woodland is home to a ‘fairy tree’. To ease pressure and protect the ancient woodland, we planted 6,000 new trees in 2019. 

The reed-fringed estuary is a particularly important habitat for over-wintering wetland birds. Fish such as bass and mullet thrive within the water.