Facilities
Delph Woods
Gravel Hill
Merley
Poole
Email: leisure@poole.gov.uk
Enquiries: 01202 265265
Delph Wood is a mixed woodland of 24 acres acquired by Poole Corporation in 1940. The wood originally extended to more than 100 acres, but in 1847 the Southampton to Dorchester railway cut the wood in two parts and in 1898 the northern part became the Broadstone Golf Course. The word ‘Delph’ is derived from an Old English word for mining and quarrying and it was probably one of the places from which local people extracted gravel for building purposes. The pond, now a drinking place for woodland animals including foxes and Roe deer, is probably a remnant of a gravel pit. There is a 1½ mile woodland trail through the wood, which is marked by yellow topped posts leading from the car park. Look out for the highly coloured and very noisy Nuthatches and Great Spotted Woodpeckers - and you can’t miss the magnificent 200 year old common Oak standing 80 feet high with a circumference of just over 13 feet, the foliage in the summer is so dense that nothing grows under it.We hope you enjoy the Delph Wood Woodland Trail - please tell us if you spot anything interesting!
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