WISTMAN’S WOOD
Wistman's Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Wistman's Wood is one of Britain's last remaining ancient temperate rainforests and one of three remote high-altitude oakwood on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The first written document to mention Wistman's Wood dates to the 17th century, while more recent tree-ring studies show that individual trees could be many hundreds of years old.
The name derives from the Devonshire dialect word wisht, meaning ‘eerie, uncanny’ or, in some readings, ‘pixie-haunted’
Lichen covered rock
Stone walls abound on Dartmoor
Lichen covered signpost - a sign of good air quality
Stile
The wood is tucked away in a steep valley
Horsehair Lichen (a rare form of Lichen)
Spiders
Sheep wool on burnt gorse
Gorse
Discarded broken bottle
Chaffinch
Ramblers with sheep
Rusty barbed wire