Newly named Moccas Park and Gillian’s Wood National Nature Reserve is home to ancient oaks and sweet chestnut trees dating back many hundreds of years.

Acorns from some of the country’s oldest oak trees are being used to create seedlings to populate a newly expanded National Nature Reserve (NNR) in Herefordshire and safeguard the lineage of ancient trees for future generations.

The newly named ‘Moccas Park and Gillian’s Wood’ National Nature Reserve is an extension of the original Moccas Park National Nature Reserve.

The site is being increased in size from 139 to 239 hectares, incorporating woodland and grassland with trees (wood pasture). The Reserve includes Woodbury Hill Wood, now owned and managed by the Woodland Trust, thanks to the support from a Herefordshire family.