Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Brandon Marsh
In or near Ryton-on-Dunsmore.
Brandon Marsh — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Copsewood Miniature Railway · 3.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Brandon Marsh, the nearest railway station is Copsewood Miniature Railway, located 3.2 km away. Admission is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users. The postcode for sat-nav is CV3 3GW.
About
Brandon Marsh is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1981. It covers approximately 92 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Owned by Lafarge. Managed by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.3762°, -1.4359°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Brandon Marsh SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ryton and Brandon Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Brandon Marsh is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and nature reserve in Warwickshire, England. It is situated adjacent to the River Avon, near the village of Brandon, a few miles east of Coventry. The reserve is also the headquarters of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. Formerly used for sand and gravel quarrying, the 92 hectares (230 acres) site is owned by French industrial company LaFarge Industries and is leased to the Trust. Today, Brandon Marsh is a mixture of flooded gravel pits, fen, scrubland, reedbeds and woodland, much of which is uncommon habitat for the local area. The site is particularly important for birdlife, with a wide range of breeding and wintering birds—237 different species had been recorded up to the end of 2018. The reserve also supports a variety of mammals and insects, over 500 species of plant, and more than 570 species of fungi. The nature reserve and Visitor Centre are open to the public seven days a week.
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Background
History
Although the landscape features of the site are mainly derived from gravel pits and settling pools alongside the River Avon, the area was originally farmland, and the first pools were created by mining subsidence in the 1940s and 1950s caused by workings at Binley Colliery. The Brandon Marsh Conservation Group was formed in 1968, and by 1973 the site had been confirmed as an SSSI. In 1981, the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (the successor to the West Midlands Trust) came to an agreement with Lafarge whereby the site is leased for a period of 99 years at a peppercorn amount of £1 a year, leading to the creation of the nature reserve. The first bird hides were constructed in 1984, overlooking…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3762, -1.4359
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Rugby
- Parish
- Brandon and Bretford
- Postcode
- CV3 3GW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rugby
- Established
- 1981
- Nearest railway station
- Copsewood Miniature Railway — 3.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4956958 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brandon Marsh nature reserve (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Brandon Marsh East Marsh Pool.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brandon Marsh?
- Brandon Marsh is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV3 3GW), in the parish of Brandon and Bretford.
- What is Brandon Marsh?
- Brandon Marsh — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Brandon Marsh?
- The nearest railway station is Copsewood Miniature Railway, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CV3 3GW.
- When was Brandon Marsh built?
- Built or established in 1981.
- Who owns Brandon Marsh?
- Brandon Marsh is owned by Lafarge and operated by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Brandon Marsh a listed building?
- Brandon Marsh is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Brandon Marsh a protected site?
- Yes — Brandon Marsh is part of the Brandon Marsh SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Ryton and Brandon Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Brandon Marsh free to visit?
- Yes, Brandon Marsh is free to enter.