Highland cattle at Woodside Farm, Gavin Henderson
Wildscapes for Wellbeing - Woodside
On the site of the former Woodside Colliery, the Woodside reserve contains a variety of habitats, including woodland, hay meadows and grasslands and a network of small wetlands.
The grasslands are important for invertebrates, including several butterfly species such as common blue, gatekeeper, comma and meadow brown.
We are still discovering the wildlife of this extensive area of land and are starting to manage the habitats to encourage more birds, invertebrates and other wildlife.
Explore Woodside
We have four videos taken at each reserve; a 360 Tour, immersive static sounds with and without music, and a quick 2 minute tour.
360 Tour - 10 Minutes
This video starts with a panoramic view from the sky looking over the beautiful reserve. At around 4 mins the tour continues on foot from the reserve entrance so you can virtually visit the reserve with us. There is a button on the video to allow you to turn the screen left, right, up and down so you can see the reserve from 360 degrees whilst walking through! Enjoy your visit!
To interact with the 360 video move your mouse across the screen to look around. Alternatively, you can look around using the arrow keys on your keyboard or on the screen in the top left corner.
Immersive Sounds without music - 10 minutes
This video is for those who just want to enjoy the stillness of the reserve. Listening to the sounds as though you are actually there. There is a button on the video to allow you to turn the screen left, right, up and down so you can look around you whilst sitting still! Enjoy the peaceful calmness.
Immersive sounds with music - 10 minutes
This video is for those who just want to enjoy the stillness of the reserve. With relaxing music and the sounds of nature. There is a button on the video to allow you to turn the screen left, right, up and down so you can look around you whilst sitting still! Enjoy the peaceful calmness
Quick Tour - 2 minutes
For those with only a few minutes to spare, this video includes an introduction slide and then a quick walking tour through the reserve with music.