We're a community action group dedicated to protecting 7 acres of Jesmond Wood in Highcliffe, Dorset, from the threat of deforestation, biodiversity loss and urban development.
Our mission is to raise awareness of the importance of securing Jesmond Wood as a valuable wildlife corridor and green space for our community - now and for the future.
Save Jesmond Wood - Community Action Group
What We Believe In
Jesmond Wood faces a challenging combination of pressures; deforestation, climate change and inappropriate development. A carefully managed woodland provides a wide range of benefits to our community. The trees and ground cover plants in Jesmond Wood support the health and well-being of Highcliffe's residents by improving air quality and reducing road noise, offering habitat and protection to wildlife, they prevent nutrient loss and soil erosion, improve water quality and help to reduce the risk of flooding.
Our local green corridors, of which Jesmond Wood is an important part, are networks of natural vegetation that provide living pathways and boundaries in our urban community.
If Jesmond Wood is lost, there is an increased risk of flooding in the village and irreversible damage to the unique biodiversity of Highcliffe. Please work with us to protect this valuable and fragile ecosystem.
Protect
the wildlife in our community
Preserve
our vital
green corridor
Prevent
local
flooding
Jesmond Wood in the heart of Highcliffe
The last remnants of an ancient forest; Jesmond Wood is a mile-long stretch of woodland and a wildlife corridor in Highcliffe, Dorset. A valuable ecosystem in the centre of Highcliffe village, Jesmond Wood consists of 7 acres and around a thousand trees. It’s home to many species of protected bats, and bird species on the UK list of Birds of Conservation Concern 5. Grass snakes and slow worms have been found here. Locals enjoy watching foxes, hedgehogs, badgers, deer and even otters in the woodland corridor. Animals use it because it’s a unique shelter and safe passage through Highcliffe - from Chewton Bunny in the east, to Steamer Point in the west, and Chewton Common in the north of the village.
On the map below, click on "Satellite" (on the left) to see the wildlife corridor with Jesmond Wood at the centre.
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