A very popular wood on the outskirts of Bristol consisting of mixed broadleaves and open coppice areas. Ideal for walking.
Covering 35 square miles, the forest was formerly a royal hunting forest. It is now a place of few crowds and much peace with the largest area of old oak trees in Britain.
From the extensive pine woodlands and heathlands in the Wareham and Ringwood areas, to the beautiful beech woodlands of Cranborne Chase, the forests of Dorset are a delight to discover.
This area consists of Savernake Forest and its two significant outliers, West Woods and Collingbourne. All are old woods which are predominantly broadleaf and in particular beech.
Chapel Porth is approximately two miles from St Agnes. At high tide the beach is a relatively small, but at low tide the miles of white sand stretch to the next beach at Porthtowan.
