Leigh Woods Nature Reserve

Leigh Woods is an area of woodland on the south west part of the Avon Gorge, in the north side of the county of Somerset, England. It covers a surface of 2 square km (0.77 square mi), and is on a ridge that mostly consists of limestone, with some sandstone which runs from Clifton to Clevedon. The south side is a surface of former grassland with old pollards, mainly oak and some small leaved lime. The nord part it comprises ancient woodland of old coppice with standards and includes a vast variety of trees, such as Bristol whitebeam and wild service tree.