点评:Used to be a regular trip for us with the kids - it's a beautiful wood with a wide choice of paths to suit weather and preference. Bluebell and blackberry seasons in particular, and many opportunities for den-building and just spending time out in nature.
...but there is now no way to access the wood except through Oversley Green, where there is nowhere sensible to park because it's a village with narrow lanes. So unless you're fortunate enough to live in Oversley Green, or have time and energy to walk all the way from Alcester (>3/4 mile just to get to the up-and-over footbridge, all before you get to the long uphill path to the woods proper.
So if you're visiting with kids it's now close to 30 minutes each way just to get to the woods, which makes it effectively pointless. And despite substantial feeling about this from many people in response to their Spring consultation, Forestry England declined to offer any solutions, saying "Oversley Wood is not considered by Forestry England to be a visitor destination, and we do not promote it as a place to visit by car. Forestry England currently have no plans to develop a car park at this location. Our nearest site where we are investing in and expanding our visitor facilities is Wyre Forest near Bewdley." (Bewdley is nearly an hour away by car)
翻译:以前我们经常带着孩子去那里旅行——那是一片美丽的树林,有多种适合天气和喜好的路径可供选择。特别是蓝铃花和黑莓的季节,有很多机会可以搭建窝棚,在大自然中度过美好时光。
……但现在除了通过 Oversley Green 之外没有其他方式可以进入树林,那里没有合适的停车位,因为那里是一个小巷狭窄的村庄。因此,除非您有幸住在 Oversley Green,或者有时间和精力从 Alcester 一路步行(>3/4 英里才能到达上下人行天桥,然后才能到达通往树林的长上坡路。
因此,如果您带着孩子去参观,现在单程要花近 30 分钟才能到达树林,这实际上毫无意义。尽管许多人在春季咨询中对此表示强烈不满,但英国林业局拒绝提供任何解决方案,称“英国林业局不认为 Oversley Wood 是游客目的地,我们也不宣传它是驾车游览的地方。英国林业局目前没有计划在此位置开发停车场。我们正在投资和扩建游客设施的最近地点是 Bewdley 附近的 Wyre Forest。”(Bewdley 距离这里近一个小时的车程)