Ham Woods

We were looking after our grandchildren so thought we would take them to explore  Ham Woods.   Plymouth Council website stated

"Ham Woods covers 35.9 hectares - that's about 36 full-sized football pitches!

Sited in a steep valley, it is a lovely place to walk, play and relax. More than 200 species of plants and almost 80 species of birds have been recorded within the woods, a great place to enjoy and learn about nature."

With one grandchild in a buggy we needed accessible paths, and enough to keep a 5 year old interested in nature.  We were not disappointed. There were good paths and clear signs, with information boards at several places. I had been able to download a map from the internet so  my grandson could follow where we were walking.  There were lots of flowers and we spotted several birds.  I gave my grandson my camera and he enjoyed photographing flowers, trees and even a robin.

Masses of calendines

Good signposts

Robin in a tree

We walked the whole length of the nature reserve, which was the blue and red route.  This took us an hour, which was what the signs told us.  It was a very pleasant walk with the stream running through the site.