Moonwoods

Historically the 16 acres of Moonwoods (Roundel Wood) was until 25 years ago part of a larger estate. In the 19th century mainly "furze" (gorse) with a few areas of woodland. In the middle of the wood are 2 old beech trees, probably the oldest on the site at +200 years, with a spreading form that suggests they grew in open country. Most of the wood is now birch, with a number of sycamore, oak, willow, beech and rowan. In summer the ground cover is bracken and other ferns, which in places over 2m tall makes for a  dense temperate jungle of greenery. Blueberries grow along the northern edge, along with a reliable crop of chanterelle fungi. 

There's a burn along the eastern boundary surrounded by rhododendron on both sides; an old post and wire fence to the fields forms the south boundary;  the B913 and the Straight Brae (now a shared private track &  closed to public) are the boundaries to the north.

A spring in the centre of the wood channels water from higher up into a burn that flows most of the year down to the River Devon. Throughout the wood there are several other small, water courses 

For the patient and quiet there are deer, squirrels and many woodland birds, and rarely seen but around, foxes.

The seasons bring dramatic changes to the feel of the wood, from the dense and in places almost impenetrable forest of growth in summer, to the sculptural trunks, and branches - the skeleton - of the trees in winter.