Talk:Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve

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BBC One's Breakfast programme[edit]

Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve was featured on BBC One's Breakfast programme this morning, July 24, 2013.
It was reported that the wood was "set aside" in 1945, long before the expression came into popular use in agriculture in the United Kingdom. I was wondering if this source is of sufficient value to support adding this and other information to the article. For instance, one interviewee said that this is the only wood in the UK to support every species of tree native to the country. Thanks –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard|— 08:47, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is an extensive section on Lady Park Wood, and many other references to it, in George Peterken's book Wye Valley in the New Naturalist series. Peterken was one of those interviewed in the BBC programme. I have the book and can add a bit to the article, in due course. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:59, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Glad you spotted my post, Guy. Look forward to your additions –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard|— 17:28, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Public access[edit]

The comment re access being available only by public footpath or permit doesn't square with the portrayal on Ordnance Survey maps which shows it all as open access land under the CROW Act 2000 - which one would expect to be by virtue of it either being owned by Natural Resources wales (rather than a private owner) as successors to the Forestry Commission who dedicated all of their estate to public access under CROW or the land having been otherwise dedicated by the private owners. Now it's possible that there are restrictions that have been placed on access but these are not well flagged up on site nor do they appear on NRW's website (which is woefully inadequate as regards open access it might be said!). It does not appear at https://naturalresources.wales/out-and-about/planning-your-visit/exclusions-and-restrictions/?lang=en for example. cheers Geopersona (talk) 17:37, 3 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]