Haugh Wood Butterfly Trail — Attraction in Great Britain

This time of year it is always a bit muddy but since a lot of healthy trees have been cut down for no reason the paths are terrible.What once had lovely paths and scrub land is an eye saw ,and why remove 3 benches? People who have walked a long way, not everyone is amazingly fit, might need to sit down and admire the view of the fields and the deer but now they can't .The butterflies mainly stay in the grassy fields ,if the chopping down of trees was ment to improve this ,more plants that butterflies like...

Followed both butterfly trails - three and a half miles, my husband on his mobility scooter. Some slopes are steep and on the shorter of the two trails one part of the track was a little challenging. There was a map at the car park and coloured marker poles to follow. We saw a number of the butterflies mentioned on the strategic butterfly information posts. We loved the peace and beauty...

Carl park with picnic benches. Good, wide trail if you stick to the main track. Wear appropriate footwear as it can be very muddy, especially if you go down one of the other tracks. Lots of paths within the wood. I did get lost but thankfully had OS maps to get me back to the car park. No bins so be prepared to take your litter and dog bags...