Conservation
Forest Park is one of the most attractive caravan and touring parks in Britain. Nature has developed, with the help of the Park’s thoughtful and creative management, a peaceful and secure haven for many forms of wildlife.
Trees form an important part in the ecology of Forest Park; varieties include hazel, sycamore, yew, silver birch, pine, hawthorn and sweet chestnut. Sources of bird breeding in the Park include the large oak and beech trees; not only do these majestic, native trees offer shelter and nesting sites, they are also home to hundreds of insects which provide important food.
Over 47 species of birds breed in and around the park including great spotted and green woodpeckers, nuthatch, treecreeper, tawny owl, kestrel, blackcap, willow warbler and pied wagtail. During the migration periods the Park is an important staging area for birds migrating from Africa to Scandinavia and returning in the autumn; species including woodcock, jay, chaffinch and wintering brambling.
The woodland glades and open rides are excellent areas for butterflies and dragonflies, the most commonly seen butterfly being the speckled wood. Other varieties include orange tip, small copper, small tortoiseshell, meadow brown, red admiral, peacock, common blue and painted lady. Up to twelve species of dragonfly are seen in the Park during the spring and summer when the Park is alive with the local wildlife.
Mammals spotted in the woodlands include various types of deers, which have taken up residence in our woods, to the grey squirrel, mole, hedgehog and common shrew – particularly around dusk. Dusk is also the best time to see the resident bats including noctule and pipistrelle, which are best seen along the woodland edges on warm summer evenings.
Conservation is embedded in our values and company policies. You will see around the park that every bin point also collects recycling - bottles, compost, cardboard. Our policy is to use local suppliers wherever possible - in fact, many of our suppliers and our caravanners themselves!