Battram Wood 10 years on

Turning agricultural land into a flourishing woodland

Ten years ago Battram Wood was arable farmland, part of Grange Farm, between the villages of Ibstock and Battram in the heart of Leicestershire’s coal-mining area. Today, the 48 hectare site is a flourishing woodland-in-the-making. It is owned by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and is in one of the most densely planted areas within the National Forest … For more details contact Communications Officer Wendy Necar on 01926 421679