This woodland oasis in the midst of pasture land is brimming with birdlife and roamed by deer, as well as attracting a diverse range of butterflies and moths. It has some fascinating flora too, including the rare violet helleborine.

The name of the site means 'Offa's moor'. King Offa ruled Mercia (middle England) from 757 until his death in 796.

The site had probably been wooded since the end of the last ice age, but during the 1970s most of it was felled and replanted with a conifer mix. Until 1978, it formed part of the estate of the 18th century Hagley Hall, but it was then sold to L G Harris & Co Ltd of Stoke Prior near Bromsgrove.

Since the Woodland Trust took over the site in 1986, the conifers have been thinned, particularly around remnants of ancient woodland, to allow the ground flora to regenerate.

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Elevation 240 m

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Location: Romsley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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