Woodland Trust - Soken Wood

Information via The Woodland Trust website; 

Soken Wood (Tendring Millennium Wood) Malting Lane, Lower Kirby

(Kirby –Le –Soken).

In order to celebrate the Millennium Tendring District Council in partnership with the Woodland Trust purchased ten acres of arable land at Lower Kirby. The site was planted with a wide range of native broad leaf trees and formed part of the National 'Woods on your doorstep' campaign. In all 8000 trees have been planted on site. Of special interest are the 'prehistoric trees' planted in an arboretum area. These include Dawn Redwood, Tulip tree, Monkey puzzle and Ginko. The wood enjoys

spectacular views over Hamford Water NNR.

                                Easy access via Maltings Lane - open all year.

The welcome gate

Had a  hour walk around Soken Wood, ten minutes walk from my home, how fortunate I am. 

The time was 5:30 - 6:30 pm, still lovely warm and sunny.

     A couple of photos taken on the stroll.

plenty of these...Small White Butterfly

Meadow Brown

and on the home walking passed the allotments this nice Robin reminded me and others to Shut the gate

and to finish the walk off , a young Kestrel sitting on the flag pole.