Reserves and species

Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:31

Parish Field

Parish Field is a remnant of what was originally an extensive area of wet common meadow between Old Hill Court and Coughton. The meadow supports many plants typical of peaty grassland and the site is attractive to a number of butterfly and dragonfly/damselfly species. The willow scrub provides cover and nesting sites for three species of warbler, as well as a good selection of common resident birds.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
1.00
Short Description: 
Remnant of what was originally an extensive area of wet common meadow
Smartphone Description: 
Parish Field is a remnant of what was originally an extensive area of wet common meadow between Old Hill Court and Coughton. The meadow supports many plants typical of peaty grassland and the site is attractive to a number of butterfly and dragonfly/damselfly species. The willow scrub provides cover and nesting sites for three species of warbler, as well as a good selection of common resident birds. Although small and previously neglected, the site has responded well to restoration and has recovered much of it original flora.
Location
Address: 
South of Ross-on-Wye
Town: 
Coughton
County: 
Herefordshire
Grid ref: 
SO 587 216
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
No
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
The nearest parking is in the lay-by outside Walford Primary School
Walking information: 
The central part of the reserve remains wet all year and boots are advisable. Visitors are asked to take care not to trample the sensitive fen vegetation
Contact details
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/parish.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:31

Nupend Wood

Ancient semi-natural woodland covers most of this reserve, which sits astride a steep-sided ridge of Wenlock limestone. Most of the canopy is dominated by oak and ash. Unique for this area is the large stand of well-established ancient yews growing here.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
5.40
Short Description: 
Ancient woodland with typical ground flora including an abundance of bluebells in spring.
Smartphone Description: 
Ancient semi-natural woodland covers most of this reserve, which sits astride a steep-sided ridge of Wenlock limestone. Most of the canopy is dominated by oak and ash. Unique for this area is the large stand of well-established ancient yews growing here. The ground flora is best developed on the lower slopes, with typical ancient woodland indicator species like bluebell and yellow archangel.
Location
Address: 
Just north of Fownhope.
Town: 
Fownhope
County: 
Herefordshire
Grid ref: 
SO 581 352
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: 
No
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Park where the track swings sharp right - there is room for two cars.
Walking information: 
The main paths stay reasonably dry throughout the year. Care should be exercised when walking the woodland paths at the north end of the reserve; the paths are steep in places and the ground falls away from the path edge very precipitously.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/nupend.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

Motlins Hole


 

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
6.30
Short Description: 
A woodland containing many fine semi-mature oak and ash trees with good plant and birdlife.
Smartphone Description: 
This reserve lies on a distinctive steep-sided bowl at the head of the valley of the Cadmore Brook. The upper and western parts of the wood are considered to be ancient semi-natural woodland. Many fine semi-mature oaks and ash trees as well as a good variety of other species including field maple and goat willow occur here. Birdlife includes woodpeckers and several pairs of both jackdaw and nuthatch.
Location
Address: 
North-east of Bockleton.
Town: 
Bockleton
County: 
Herefordshire
Grid ref: 
SO 601 624
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: 
No
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
Park on the grass verge next to the Memorial Hall and follow the footpath to the reseve
Walking information: 
From the entrance area a ride runs south-east following the contour around the edge of the wood. This gives views across to Romers Wood and provides an idea of the character of the reserve. Unfortunately most of the rest of the reserve is inaccessible due to the heavy growth of scrub and bramble.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/motlins-hole
Photos
Photo: 
Motlins Hole
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

Miners Rest

Much of this reserve consists of broad-leaved woodland, apart from a few open rides and clearings. The woodland is dominated by beech, with some oak and ash. White beam and wild service trees are frequent. Stable populations of a variety of butterflies including grizzled skipper and the nationally scarce pearl-bordered fritillary.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
3.10
Short Description: 
A beech woodland with some open rides and clearings.
Smartphone Description: 
Much of this reserve consists of broad-leaved woodland, apart from a few open rides and clearings. The woodland is dominated by beech, with some oak and ash. White beam and wild service trees are frequent. Stable populations of a variety of butterflies including grizzled skipper and the nationally scarce pearl-bordered fritillary.
Location
Address: 
South of Great Doward
Town: 
Great Doward
County: 
Herefordshire
Grid ref: 
SO 552 160
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: 
No
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
There is limited parking in the reserve entrance.
Walking information: 
Some areas of the reserve are stony, while others can be wet and muddy, even in summer; stout shoes/boots are advised. If you enter the two deer-fenced areas, it is vital to ensure that the gates are secured when you leave, to prevent grazing damage to regrowing coppice stools.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/miners.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

The Michael Harper Reserves (Queen's Wood)

This reserve is split into eight separate fragments of Dymock Forest, an ancient woodland.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
8.70
Short Description: 
Part of Dymock Forest, with over 470 species of moths and butterflies
Smartphone Description: 
This reserve is split into eight seperate fragments of Dymock Forest, an ancient woodland. Dymock Forest is an outstanding site for fauna and flora. It is extremely rich in moths and butterflies. Over 470 species have been recorded here, including many local and national rarities. A number of species are known only in Queen's Wood and nowhere else in Herefordshire
Location
Address: 
Close to Dymock, surrounding the M50
Town: 
Dymock
County: 
Herefordshire
Grid ref: 
SO 672 273
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: 
No
Parking: 
Yes
Contact details
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/queens_wood.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

Merrivale Wood

Part of a much larger area of ancient woodland, Merrivale Wood clearly falls into two vegetation types; the western two-thirds is dominated by oak and ash, while that eastern section is quite distinct with many old ash, wild cherry and sycamore trees. The wood provides valuable habitats for a range of woodland birds, including blackcap and marsh tit.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
4.20
Short Description: 
A woodland reserve with a mixture of vegetation types and a valuable habitat for a range of birds.
Smartphone Description: 
Part of a much larger area of ancient woodland, Merrivale Wood clearly falls into two vegetation types; the western two-thirds is dominated by oak and ash, while that eastern section is quite distinct with many old ash, wild cherry and sycamore trees. The wood provides valuable habitats for a range of woodland birds, including blackcap and marsh tit. Scarcer species such as goshawks have been sighted recently. Most of the common woodland butterflies are to be found here in summer along open glades and woodland margins.
Location
Address: 
Just south of Ross-on-Wye
Town: 
Ross-on-Wye
County: 
Herefordshire
Grid ref: 
SO 603 229
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: 
No
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
Park at Town & Country Trail car park at the bottom of Fernbank Road
Walking information: 
Please keep to the paths so that wildlife is not unduly disturbed and make sure dogs are under control. The quarry area in the eastern section has steep drops, and although the top has been fenced around, care is still needed, particularly if young children are present.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/merrivale.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

Lugg Meadow

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
www.herefordshirewt.org
Size: 
36.00
Short Description: 
Lugg meadows are the most important surviving Lammas Meadows in the UK.
Smartphone Description: 
Upper & Lower Lugg meadows are unique, being living survivors of a land tenure and farming economy system that has disappeared elsewhere. Dating back to the time before the Doomsday Book, Lugg Meadow is the most important surviving Lammas Meadow (common meadows opened for communal grazing on Lammas Day, the 1st August) in the UK. Ownership of the meadow is still divided though in medieval times this would have been between dozens of owners with the land doled out in strips, today these have become amalgamated and a handful of different owners own largish parcels of the land. Over 20 grass species are recorded here as well as a variety of herbaceous plants. Two special plants found here are the snake's head fritillary and the narrow-leaved water dropwort - both nationally scarce.
Location
Address: 
Near Lower House Farm, Ledbury Road, Tupsley
Town: 
Tupsley
County: 
Herefordshire
Postcode: 
HR1 1UT
Grid ref: 
SO 527 411
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
The meadow is open access land.
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs under effective control
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Parking in lane adjacent to Lower House Farm
Walking information: 
Access over Upper Lugg Meadow is unrestricted but do not walk in the growing hay between late April and July. In winter, the whole area may be flooded to a depth of over 1m. for long periods, and access becomes impossible or distinctly dangerous. Take care when walking near the river as there are vertical cliffs along its banks.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/lugg-meadow
Photos
Photo: 
Snake's head fritillaries on the meadow
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

Lower Wood

This woodland is varied, with oak, ash, silver, birch, wild cherry, hawthorn and various other species of varying age. The understorey is similarly diverse with spindle, hazel, dogwood and wild privet being just some of the species found.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
0.90
Short Description: 
A woodland reserve dominated by various species.
Smartphone Description: 
This woodland is varied, with oak, ash, silver, birch, wild cherry, hawthorn and various other species of varying age. The understorey is similarly diverse with spindle, hazel, dogwood and wild privet being just some of the species found. The ground flora is not particularly rich, with dog's mercury dominant and some wood spurge, woodruff and ramsons present.
Location
Address: 
Lower Wood
Town: 
Great Doward
County: 
Herefordshire
Grid ref: 
SO 555 159
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: 
No
Access info: 
Access is straightforward although there are no obvious paths.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
parking for 1-2 cars at Miners Rest Reserve
Walking information: 
The western boundary fence-line is not very clear; please take care not to stray into the neighbouring property's grounds
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/lowerwood.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Chiffchaff
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

Lower House Farm

Thought to be the second oldest house in Hereford, this Jacobean timber-framed house dates back to 1614. It has been restored to its original condition and its gardens landscaped with wildlife in mind. The orchard behind the farmhouse contains a mixture of old and newly planted fruit trees. The farm is surrounded by meadows and woodland, all with a variety of plant and animal species to be seen.
 
The house was the Trust's Headquarters from the 1990s to 2018.
 

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
16.80
Short Description: 
Wildlife gardens, an old mixed orchard, improved pastureland and meadow.
Smartphone Description: 
The gardens at Lower House farm are planted with wildlife in mind. The orchard behind the farmhouse contains a mixture of old and newly planted fruit trees. The farm is surrounded by meadows and woodland, all with variety of plant and animal species to be seen.
Location
Address: 
Lower House Farm, Ledbury Road, Tupsley, Hereford.
Town: 
Tupsley
County: 
Herefordshire
Postcode: 
HR1 1UT
Grid ref: 
SO 533 407
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Café / Refreshments: 
No
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Garden, orchard and meadow open at all times. Offices open from 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday.
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
No
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Parking for several cars on lane in front of Lower House Farm.
Walking information: 
Please stay on the clearly marked footpaths through the pasture and hay meadow areas to avoid unnecessary trampling of vegetation and disturbance to nesting birds. Dogs should be kept under control at all times
Grazing animals: 
The orchard and meadow are seasonally grazed.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/lowerhouse.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Lower House Farm
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by herefordshire
2011-06-22 10:30

Lord's Wood Quarry

There are three main habitats within this quarry. The sheer, SE-facing cliffs, some in full sun and some in permanent shade, have fissures which are gradually being colonised by young ash trees. Kestrels have bred on the cliff ledges.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Size: 
1.30
Short Description: 
A quarry lying within Lord's Wood being colonised by various plant and moss species.
Smartphone Description: 
There are three main habitats within this quarry. The sheer, SE-facing cliffs, some in full sun and some in permanent shade, have fissures which are gradually being colonised by young ash trees. Kestrels have bred on the cliff ledges. The quarry floor acts as a sheltered sun-trap and is attractive to butterflies, like the small copper and nymphalids like the small tortoiseshell and peacock. The fringe of woodland around the reserve, mainly beech, harbours a variety of fungi in autumn, including the magpie inkcap.
Location
Address: 
Lord's Wood Quarry
Town: 
Great Doward
County: 
Herefordshire
Postcode: 
GL16 7EL
Grid ref: 
SO 548 155
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
ACCESS RESTRICTED. However, views of the quarry are accessible from viewing points around the perimeter fence.
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
No
Access info: 
ACCESS RESTRICTED. However, views of the quarry are accessible from viewing points around the perimeter fence.
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
Parking available at the Forestry Commission car park
Walking information: 
The quarry face is very high and precipitous and unstable in places. There are several viewing places around the reserve marked with a V on the reserve map.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01432 356872
Reserve email address: 
enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.herefordshirewt.org/reserves/lordswood.htm
Photos
Photo: 
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve