Michael’s Wood is a wonderful old wood located within the rural parish of Cholderton, a small village on the Hampshire Wiltshire borders. It is in the middle of a beautiful, family owned, organically farmed Estate and surrounded by unspoilt countryside. The 1987 hurricane severely depleted the centre of this wood but left the fringes intact. When it had been cleared of fallen trees and landscaped the central area presented a beautiful tranquil environment. It seemed a natural extension of the estate’s commitment to conservation to devote the area to a woodland burial site.
It doesn’t matter what time of the year you visit the wood it is always stunning and you are greeted by the sound of many different types of bird. The outer fringe of the wood forms a dense screen of Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Hazel and is surrounded by open fields.
Michael’s Wood is owned and managed by the Cholderton Estate with assistance from the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust who receive a donation from every burial. A representative of the Wildlife Trust sits on the management board of Michael’s Wood.
The management of the Estate has been geared towards the conservation of wildlife for many years and the woodland burial site is run along the same lines. No chemicals are used and wild flowers and butterflies thrive under the careful management techniques.
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It doesn’t matter what time of the year you visit the wood it is always stunning and you are greeted by the sound of many different types of bird. The outer fringe of the wood forms a dense screen of Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Hazel and is surrounded by open fields.
The management of the Estate has been geared towards the conservation of wildlife for many years and the woodland burial site is run along the same lines. No chemicals are used and wild flowers and butterflies thrive under the careful management techniques.