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Blunt's Wood is the remnant of a once larger ancient woodland. It has a ditch and bank along the southern boundary, with shallower ditches along all the other boundaries. A well-developed mixed deciduous hedge which includes ash, hazel, field maple, oak, cherry and hawthorn surrounds the woodland. The wood itself is mixed deciduous woodland with a considerable amount of former hazel coppice, and some more recent coppicing. Wild cherry standards are located frequently along the strip of woodland adjacent to the road. The eastern half of the wood has been cleared and replanted with both native and exotic species including beech, sweet chestnut and Corsican pine. The ground flora is fairly diverse though it is limited in distribution. This is probably due to earlier disturbance and the dense shade cast by the canopy. Of special interest is the presence of early purple and common spotted orchids. Carpets of ivy and dog's- mercury can be found in the southern extension of the wood.