Interesting information
Look out too for our herd of Exmoor ponies as they graze the meadows and woodland glades of Andrew’s Wood. These play a vital part in the lives of one of the nature reserve’s most special residents – the heath lobelia. The ponies’ hooves create bare patches without which the plant could not set its seed.
The heath lobelia is now thought to exist at just six places in England. It shows off its deep purple flower spikes in July and August each year. Like so many other wildflowers it has disappeared from our wider countryside, but at Andrew’s Wood it continues to flourish.