a ' s ▁Dy ke ▁Path , ▁a ▁National ▁Tra il , ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reserve . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Wood land ▁Trust ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁individual , ▁being ▁managed ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Wales , ▁the ▁successor ▁body ▁to ▁the ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Council ▁for ▁Wales . ▁It ▁also ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁W ye ▁Valley ▁Wood lands ▁Special ▁Area ▁of ▁Conserv ation . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁is ▁under lain ▁by ▁sand st ones ▁from ▁the ▁Dev onian ▁period . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁ ▁Flora ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁wood land ▁in ▁the ▁W ye ▁Valley ▁Area ▁of ▁Out standing ▁Natural ▁Beaut y , ▁F idd ler ' s ▁El bow ▁contains ▁many ▁local ▁and ▁rare ▁tree ▁species . ▁Of ▁particular ▁r ar ity ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁are ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁English ▁o ak ▁( Qu erc us ▁ro bur ) ▁and ▁Corn ish ▁o ak ▁( Qu erc us ▁pet ra ea ) ▁with ▁small - le aved ▁l ime ▁( T ilia ▁cord ata ) ▁co pp ice . ▁Also ▁within ▁the ▁nature ▁reserve ▁are ▁common ▁ash ▁( F ra x inus ▁excel si or ), ▁common ▁be ech ▁( F ag us ▁s yl vat ica ), ▁common ▁ha zel ▁( C ory lus ▁av ell ana ) ▁and ▁English ▁y ew ▁( T ax us ▁b acc ata ). ▁ ▁The ▁reserve