Leigh Morris
Glion Darragh (Closed owing to storm damage)
**Please note that Glion Darragh is closed to all after significant storm damage in December 2024. Unstable, windblown trees present a significant danger of injury or death. Regrettably, the reserve will likely be closed for many months. **
Lying in a remote valley with reminders of a historic past, Glion Darragh is predominantly a monoculture conifer plantation, but with exciting hints of its former vegetation shown through the presence of remnant oak-hazel woodland with associated woodland flora of interest, including Hairy Woodrush (Luzula pilosa). MWT will be restoring this species-poor conifer plantation back to temperate rainforest, the original vegetation cover of our Island, turning a degraded habitat into a haven for wildlife and people alike.
Lying in a remote valley with reminders of a historic past, Glion Darragh is predominantly a monoculture conifer plantation, but with exciting hints of its former vegetation shown through the presence of remnant oak-hazel woodland with associated woodland flora of interest, including Hairy Woodrush (Luzula pilosa). MWT will be restoring this species-poor conifer plantation back to temperate rainforest, the original vegetation cover of our Island, turning a degraded habitat into a haven for wildlife and people alike.
Location
Glion Darragh
West Baldwin Road
IM4 5HA
West Baldwin Road
IM4 5HA
Marown & Braddan
IM4 5HA
OS Map Reference
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Know before you go
Dogs
Please keep dogs on a lead (owing to livestock and ground-dwelling birds like Woodcock). Please clean up after your dog.
When to visit
Opening times
Closed owing to storm damage - December 2024.Usually the nature reserve is open 24/7 – except during Yellow, Amber or Red Weather Warnings for wind when the reserve is strictly closed for safety reasons.
Best time to visit
Dawn in spring for the dawn chorus and Autumn for the woodland fungi.About the reserve
Glion Darragh means ‘Glen of the Oaks’ in Manx. Covering an entire valley at the headwaters of the River Glass it is our largest reserve and our first ‘whole landscape’ reserve. The reserve was acquired by a kind gift in 2024, and over the coming decades will be transformed into a temperate rainforest.
Species
Habitat
ManagementWe are currently drawing up a long-term management plan to convert this monoculture plantation into a temperate rainforest via a variety of management methods and planting. Watch this space!
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