There is no public access to this reserve, which is set aside for the benefit of the wildlife that dwells there.

The damp woodland is home to a variety of flowering plants, including Bittersweet (May-October), Ground Ivy (in flower all year), Lesser Burdock (July-September), Lords-and-Ladies (April-May), Wavy Bitter-cress (April-September) and White Dead-nettle (March-December) as well as ferns such as Broad Buckler Fern. The surfaces of the ponds are covered with Common Duckweed.

Alongside the more common woodland trees, the site also features a range of more unusual species, including European Larch, Holm Oak, Italian Alder, Small-leaved Elm and Whitebeam.

A number of mammals dwell within the reserve, including Bank Voles and Hares. Bat species recorded here include Common and Soprano Pipistrelle, Natterer’s and Brown Long-eared Bat.

Within the woodland, song birds such as Blackcap, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, and Chiffchaff, can be heard in springtime, and a Sparrowhawk may be glimpsed hurtling through the trees in search of these. Great-spotted Woodpeckers take advantage of standing deadwood to build their nests and search for invertebrates. Sitings on the pond have included Mallard, Moorhen and Greylag Goose. Damp woodland is an ideal habitat for the increasingly scarce Marsh Tit. The fields around the site attract species such as Barn Owl, Buzzard, Kestrel, Skylark, Swallow and Grey Partridge.

Butterflies flit through the sunnier areas, including Comma (year-round), Green-veined White and Large White (April-October), Red Admiral (June-September) and Speckled Wood (April-September). A range of dragonflies frequent the watery areas, including Southern Hawker (June-October), Migrant Hawker (July-October), Common Darter (July-October) and Ruddy Darter (July to October).