PLYMBRIDGE WOODS
Plymbridge Woods is only about 2 miles from home and follows the course of the River Plym. A bridge has existed at this location from as early as 1238 with the current bridge being circa 18th century but seated on earlier piers. There has been slate quarrying and mining at the site, with a canal built in the 1820s for the extraction of materials. This was replaced in 1834 by a railway. The ruins of this past industrial life can still be seen, with derelict cottages, old sheds and tracks of the railways still visible.
The site is designated as a County Wildlife Site because of its ancient semi-natural broadleaved woodland and associated ancient woodland indicator plants.
