Thornborough and Coombs Woodland Enterprise Trust
Charity No. 1163451
What you will find
Within the woodlands there is a range of recently planted trees, including samples of local fruit specimens and the rare black poplar. The woods also attracts a wide variety of birds, including sparrowhawk, red kites, owl, heron and the lesser white throat and provides an ideal space for wild flowers and foliage such as orchid, yellow rattle, oxeye daisy, salad burnet and lady’s bedstraw. The wood is also inhabited by deer and other wild animals, including otters which live in the nearby river.
The Quarry
Natural England report that Coombs Quarry is an excellent site with a blend of archaeological, geological and botanical interest. A Regionally Important Geological Site it offers a permanent site where fossil bearing Jurassic limestone can be seen.
The quarry also listed as a Buckinghamshire Heritage Site was opened to the public in 1993 after nearly a century of disuse contains brick and tile works and lime kilns that date back to the 19th century
Bringing your dog?
- You bring your dog at your own risk
- Dogs can run free across the whole estate.
- There are waste bins, please use them.
Dog owners are responsible for ensuring that their dogs are kept under proper control so as not to cause a nuisance or a danger to people or other animals. You should know how your dog will behave when coming across people and animals it is not familiar with. However, everybody who has a dog will know that sometimes they can be irrational creatures and as the woods attracts more users it becomes more likely that you will come across a dog or group of dogs that might cause you some disquiet, or that yours will display some behaviours that you had not previously experienced.
The following advice outlines your responsibilities as a dog owner.
• If your dog is aggressive or hard to control then in order to prevent it harming or annoying other people or their animals you should consider keeping it on a lead and muzzling it if necessary.
• It is essential to get your dog trained and to follow any recommendations made by your vet.
Should you have an unfortunate experience you should be aware of the following
• Where a dog is dangerously out of control and has injured someone, or behaves in a way that makes a person worried it may injure them, you should to contact Thames Valley Police or dial 101. All police services should have a dog liaison officer who will be able to advise you.
• It is a matter of Law that if two dogs not on leads fight they are both considered to be out of control.
• Should your dog or pet be attacked by another dog this will be a civil matter between you and the owner concerned
The Trustees do not have the powers to force dog owners whose dog has injured your animal to pay all or part of any veterinary cost. You should report any incident to the Police (dial 101) yourself at the time of the incident. However we would like to know if you had a problem in order that we can build a body of evidence that can be passed to the relevant authorities should that be necessary. We will not share your details with anyone without your prior agreement.
Please email us with as much detail as you can provide at:
Trustees@Thornboroughwoods.org.uk