Reserves and speciesClattinger Farm

Clattinger Farm

Posted by wiltshire
2011-06-22 11:43

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