Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Hollybed Farm Meadows
In or near Castlemorton.
Hollybed Farm Meadows — nature reserve in Worcestershire, England.
Bob Embleton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Colwall · 5.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Hollybed Farm Meadows is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Worcestershire, England". Coordinates: 52.0358°, -2.3205°.
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Official information
Hollybed Farm Meadows is the largest meadow nature reserve in the area, featuring a variety of traditional hay meadow plants and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Visitors can enjoy a circular walk and observe diverse wildlife, including butterflies and birds, while exploring the restored habitats and old orchard.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Malvern Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hollybed Farm Meadows is nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village of Castlemorton, in Worcestershire, England. The habitat is grassland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The site was purchased by the Trust in 2013, with help from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the National Lottery Heritage Fund and members of the Trust. It is the Trust's largest meadow nature reserve, with an area of 16 ha. Far Starling Bank, a meadow in the reserve, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a hay meadow, with plant species including crested dog's-tail, meadow vetchling, sweet vernal-grass and burnet saxifrage. In recent years, hay from Far Starling Bank has been strewn across the rest of the reserve, to increase the diversity of species. Birds attracted to the meadows include green woodpecker and willow tit; many species of butterfly have been seen, such as…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0358, -2.3205
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Malvern Hills
- Parish
- Castlemorton
- Postcode
- WR13 6DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Phone
- 01905 754919
- Nearest railway station
- Colwall — 5.5 km
- Opening
- Dawn to dusk
- Official site
- www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q109767981 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hollybed Farm Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hollybed Farm Meadows?
- Hollybed Farm Meadows is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR13 6DB), in the parish of Castlemorton.
- What is Hollybed Farm Meadows?
- Hollybed Farm Meadows — nature reserve in Worcestershire, England.
- How do I get to Hollybed Farm Meadows?
- The nearest railway station is Colwall, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode WR13 6DB.
- Who runs Hollybed Farm Meadows?
- Hollybed Farm Meadows is operated by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Hollybed Farm Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Hollybed Farm Meadows is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the Malvern Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Hollybed Farm Meadows free to visit?
- Yes, Hollybed Farm Meadows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hollybed Farm Meadows?
- The nearest railway station is Colwall, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR13 6DB.
- Are dogs allowed at Hollybed Farm Meadows?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.