Interest. . Red Lodge Pond is at the beginning of Red Drive in Braydon Wood, just off the B4042 road between Braydon Crossroads and Minety Crossroads. The reserve includes a large pond and a small meadow with a concrete platform in the middle: the remains of an old sawmill. Wildlife includes plants such as water horsetail, common spotted orchid; and woodland butterflies including Eurasian white admiral and silver-washed fritillary. . Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is at the end of Mud Lane, or at the end of Brockhurst Lane, but is mainly private land. Brockhurst Meadow is part of the farm. Public houses There are four pubs in the parish: Angel Hotel in the High Street, thought to be the oldest pub in the village, dating from 1704. Royal George at Pavenhill, the west end of the village. The Bell at Purton Stoke and the Purton Red House on Church Street. There is one members club: The working men's club, now Purton Club, on Station Road. Several former pubs in Purton have closed: Blue Pig was on Purton's boundary at the Brinkworth to Minety and Purton to Garsdon crossroads near to Ravensroost Wood. It closed in the late 20th century. Forester's Arms was next door to the Royal George in Pavenhill. It closed in 1904. Another pub called the Forester's Arms was situated on the parish boundary at Common Platt. It closed in 2010. Fox Inn served the Fox area. Railway Hotel was renamed the Ghost Train after British Railways closed Purton railway station in 1963. The pub closed in 2008. Hope Inn at the Collins Lane junction was closed in 1995 and is now the Elmgrove Saddlery. Live and Let Live in Upper Pavenhill had the best views of any pub in the parish, looking over the Braydon area. It closed in 1967. Mason's Arms was in a house in the Upper Square. It was a pub until 1945. New Greyhound in Pavenhill. It closed in early 2008. Queen's Arms was near the sub-post office in the High Street. Sports and leisure Purton has a Non-League football team, Purton F.C., who play at the Red House. Purton Youth Football Club caters for a wide range of ages and is based at Bradon Forest School. Purton has a tennis club, based in the centre of the village. The cricket club, founded in