Reserves and species

Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:44

Emmett Hill Meadows

Emmett Hill Meadows is made up from three fields called Long, Middle and Pignut. The Reserve is a small piece of the traditional Braydon Forest landscape that has remained untouched despite the surrounding modern agricultural improvements. This landscape of big hedges and small wildflower meadows is one of the most threatened in Britain. Each of the fields supports different wildflowers and all are bordered by fantastic hedgerows.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
5.01
Short Description: 
Emmett Hill Meadows is a small oasis for wildlife, surrounded by land impoverished by modern agriculture. Wildflowers are a speciality of this reserve
Smartphone Description: 
Emmett Hill Meadows is made up from three fields called Long, Middle and Pignut. The Reserve is a small piece of the traditional Braydon Forest landscape that has remained untouched despite the surrounding modern agricultural improvements. This landscape of big hedges and small wildflower meadows is one of the most threatened in Britain. Each of the fields supports different wildflowers and all are bordered by fantastic hedgerows.
Location
Address: 
In-between Minety and Upper Minety, just after Dog Trap Lane.
Town: 
Minety
County: 
Wiltshire
Postcode: 
SN16 9PP
Grid ref: 
SU088900
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Please keep dogs on a lead.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
On the left-hand side verge (near track) just after Dog Trap Lane
Grazing animals?: 
0
Grazing animals: 
Cattle
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/emmetthillmeadows.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Emmett Hill Meadows
Best time to visit
Start: 
May
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Echo Lodge Meadows

The reserve covers 15.3ha and includes several different meadows. The meadows and woodland edges are home to many butterflies, nearly thirty species have been observed here. There is also a small area of ancient woodland containing many coppice stools of the uncommon Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata).

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
15.39
Short Description: 
The reserve includes several meadows with an abundance of flowers.
Smartphone Description: 
The reserve covers 15.3ha and includes several different meadows. The meadows and woodland edges are home to many butterflies, nearly thirty species have been observed here. There is also a small area of ancient woodland containing many coppice stools of the uncommon Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata).
Location
Address: 
On a small track off Wood Lane, off the B4042, near Wootton Bassett.
Town: 
Royal Wootton Bassett
County: 
Wiltshire
Postcode: 
SN5 5EF
Grid ref: 
SU039854
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Please keep dogs on a lead.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Car park and cycle stand.
Grazing animals?: 
0
Grazing animals: 
Cattle, sheep
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/echolodgemeadows.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Echo Lodge Meadows
Best time to visit
Start: 
May
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Distillery and Warbler Meadows

Distillery Meadows (named after a failed distillery venture here) gives a glimpse back to a time before the second world war when the whole of this area of north Wiltshire, the Braydon Forest, was made up of a mosaic of small, family-run farms. Huge, thick hedges surround the fields, each of which has a slightly different mix of flowers, and in June and July the fields become a mist of colour as the many plant species bloom.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
31.34
Short Description: 
Some of the best hay meadows in Braydon Forest, ablaze with colour and sound in May, June and early July.
Smartphone Description: 
Distillery Meadows (named after a failed distillery venture here) gives a glimpse back to a time before the second world war when the whole of this area of north Wiltshire, the Braydon Forest, was made up of a mosaic of small, family-run farms. Huge, thick hedges surround the fields, each of which has a slightly different mix of flowers, and in June and July the fields become a mist of colour as the many plant species bloom. Warbler Meadows are a recent addition to the reserve and connect Distillery Meadows to Ravensroost Wood, thereby creating a green corridor that allows wildlife to move safely.
Location
Address: 
On the road to Brinkworth, off the B4040 at Minety.
Town: 
Malmesbury
County: 
Wiltshire
Grid ref: 
SU031892
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Please keep dogs on a lead.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Parking found at gateway entrances to the reserve.
Walking information: 
Can be very muddy.
Grazing animals: 
Cattle
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/distillerymeadows.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Distillery Meadows
Best time to visit
Start: 
May
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Coombe Bissett Down

Coombe Bissett Down is notable for its fantastic landscape; with archaeological features include strip lynchets (medieval terraces deliberately cut into the slopes to create arable fields). In summer, the steep slopes of the coombe are ablaze with flowers and butterflies. The 35ha reserve provides ample opportunity for walking.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
35.60
Short Description: 
A hidden chalk downland valley (coombe), south west of Salisbury.
Smartphone Description: 
Coombe Bissett Down is notable for its fantastic landscape; with archaeological features include strip lynchets (medieval terraces deliberately cut into the slopes to create arable fields). In summer, the steep slopes of the coombe are ablaze with flowers and butterflies. The 35ha reserve provides ample opportunity for walking.
Location
Address: 
Coombe Bisset
Town: 
Salisbury
County: 
Wiltshire
Grid ref: 
SU111248
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Please keep dogs on a lead.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Car park
Grazing animals?: 
0
Grazing animals: 
Cattle, sheep
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/coombebissettdown.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Coombe Bissett Down
Best time to visit
Start: 
April
End: 
August
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Cockey Down

This magnificent site of unimproved chalk downland is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic whilst taking in superb views of Salisbury cathedral spire and the surrounding countryside. The site forms part of Cockey Down Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is divided into a series of rectangular fields by Iron Age lynchets. There are thousands of orchids and other chalk downland flowers to see in June and July.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
6.81
Short Description: 
This chalk downland reserve offers fantastic views and in the summer there are thousands of orchids and other wildflowers to enjoy.
Smartphone Description: 
This magnificent site of unimproved chalk downland is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic whilst taking in superb views of Salisbury cathedral spire and the surrounding countryside. The site forms part of Cockey Down Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is divided into a series of rectangular fields by Iron Age lynchets. There are thousands of orchids and other chalk downland flowers to see in June and July.
Location
Address: 
Reached on footpath, near the Duck Inn, Laverstock, north east of Salisbury.
Town: 
Salisbury
County: 
Wiltshire
Postcode: 
SP4 6DR
Grid ref: 
SU173320
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Please keep dogs on a lead.
Parking: 
No
Walking information: 
Best reached via a footpath from Laverstock on the east side of Salisbury.
Grazing animals?: 
0
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/cockeydown.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Cockey Down
Best time to visit
Start: 
May
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Clouts Wood

The Wood is filled with clay and chalk springs and streams and has a variety of wild flora and fauna to see all year round. Each season brings a different experience. Markham Banks is situated next to the wood.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
36.98
Short Description: 
Clouts Wood is a spectacular and tranquil place to visit.
Smartphone Description: 
The Wood is filled with clay and chalk springs and streams and has a variety of wild flora and fauna to see all year round. Each season brings a different experience. Markham Banks is situated next to the wood.
Location
Address: 
Just outside Wroughton on the A4361.
Town: 
Wroughton
County: 
Wiltshire
Grid ref: 
SU 14440 80249
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Please keep dogs on a lead.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Layby - please do not block neighbours.
Walking information: 
There are trails throughout the wood, which is located on a slope. In autumn and winter wear wellingtons or walking boots, as the steep terrain is often muddy.
Grazing animals: 
Exmoor ponies, herdwick sheep
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/cloutswoodandmarkhambanks.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Clouts Wood
Best time to visit
Start: 
April
End: 
July
Best time to visit
Start: 
September
End: 
November
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Cloatley Meadows

On the edge of the Braydon Forest this large grassland reserve is made up of eight fields of wildflower-rich hay meadows and pastures, as well as hedgerows and a small copse. Many of the fields clearly show the undulations of an ancient ridge-and-furrow field system.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
31.01
Short Description: 
This grassland reserve is made up of eight fields of wildflower-rich hay meadows and pastures
Smartphone Description: 
On the edge of the Braydon Forest this large grassland reserve is made up of eight fields of wildflower-rich hay meadows and pastures, as well as hedgerows and a small copse. Many of the fields clearly show the undulations of an ancient ridge-and-furrow field system.
Location
Address: 
Between Hankerton and Upper Minety
Town: 
Hankerton
County: 
Wiltshire
Postcode: 
SN16 9LQ
Grid ref: 
ST983906
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs, can be wet in places. Please keep dogs on a lead.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Car park and cycle stands.
Grazing animals: 
Belted Galloway cattle, sheep
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/cloatleymeadows.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Cloatley Meadows
Best time to visit
Start: 
April
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Clattinger Farm

Its fabulous richness as a wildlife habitat is a tribute to the previous owners who farmed it traditionally, without artificial fertilisers. Acquired by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust in 1996.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
60.33
Short Description: 
Clattinger Farm is a precious remnant of a near-vanished type of grassland, the hay meadow.
Smartphone Description: 
Its fabulous richness as a wildlife habitat is a tribute to the previous owners who farmed it traditionally, without artificial fertilisers. Acquired by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust in 1996.
Location
Address: 
Situated south of Somerford Keynes, opposite the entrance to Swillbrook Lakes Nature Reserve.
Town: 
Somerford Keynes
County: 
Wiltshire
Postcode: 
SN6 9TW
Grid ref: 
SU007939
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Please keep to the edge of the fields. Dogs must be kept on a lead.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Parking at visitor centre.
Walking information: 
Please keep to the edge of the fields to aviod damaging the flowers.
Grazing animals: 
Cattle, sheep
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/clattingerfarm.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Clattinger Farm
Best time to visit
Start: 
April
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Blakehill Farm

Once a military base, this vast expanse of grassland reverberated to the drone of Dakotas taking off to fight in the battlefields of World War II Europe. Today this 243.1 hectare site is a massive refuge for wildlife, including brown hare, roe deer, kestrel and skylarks.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
243.10
Short Description: 
Blakehill is the site for one of the UK's largest grassland restoration projects.
Smartphone Description: 
Once a military base, this vast expanse of grassland reverberated to the drone of Dakotas taking off to fight in the battlefields of World War II Europe. Today this 243.1 hectare site is a massive refuge for wildlife, including brown hare, roe deer, kestrel and skylarks.
Location
Address: 
Adjacent to the village of Leigh.
Town: 
Cricklade
County: 
Wiltshire
Postcode: 
SN6 6RA
Grid ref: 
SU073923
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open to pedestrians 24 hours a day. Vehicle access intermittent.
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
No
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths. Suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. No dogs allowed on the reserve.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
For the car park follow the signs from the access road.
Grazing animals?: 
0
Grazing animals: 
Cattle, sheep
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/blakehillfarm.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Blakehill Farm
Best time to visit
Start: 
April
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

Blackmoor Copse

Blackmoor Copse is a lovely piece of woodland close to the county border with Hampshire. It is also one of the most important woods in Wiltshire for wildlife, with rare and uncommon plants and animals to be found. The copse is best known for its butterflies, which includes eight species that are now rare of extinct in other parts of the country.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
36.40
Short Description: 
Blackmoor Copse is a woodland close to the county border with Hampshire
Smartphone Description: 
Blackmoor Copse is a lovely piece of woodland close to the county border with Hampshire. It is also one of the most important woods in Wiltshire for wildlife, with rare and uncommon plants and animals to be found.
Location
Address: 
Six miles east of Salisbury.
Town: 
Salisbury
County: 
Wiltshire
Postcode: 
SP5 1AG
Grid ref: 
SU234288
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpaths, please keep dogs on a lead. Not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
There is limited parking on the wide road verge.
Walking information: 
The reserve is criss-crossed by a number of woodland paths giving good access to most areas, including King Charles pond. There is also a circular walk that takes about an hour to complete.
Grazing animals: 
No
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01380 725670
Reserve email address: 
information@wiltshirewildlife.org
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/blackmoorcopse.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Blackmoor Copse
Best time to visit
Start: 
April
End: 
July
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve