Hollybed Farm Meadows
Hollybed Farm Meadows is nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust found about a mile west of the village of Castlemorton, in Worcestershire,. It is a grassland habitat.
Description
- Location map: 52°2’9"N, 2°19’14"W
- Streetmap: SO780375
The site was purchased by the Trust in 2013,[1] with help from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and members of the Trust. It is the Trust's largest meadow nature reserve, with an area of 39½ acres.[2]
Far Starling Bank, a meadow in the reserve, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3] 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.[2]
Birds attracted to the meadows include green woodpecker and willow tit; many species of butterfly have been seen, such as brimstone, small tortoiseshell and comma butterflies.[4]
An old orchard in one field, with mature pear trees, is being restored, and pear trees of a local variety have been planted here.[2]
Coronation Meadow
In 2013, Far Starling Bank was named Worcestershire's 'Coronation Meadow', part of a project led by the charity Plantlife to name a wildflower meadow in every county to celebrate 60 years since the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[2][4][5]
Outside links
- Hollybed Farm Meadows: Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
- Information board at Hollybed Farm Meadows
- Hollybed Farm Meadows trail guide leaflet
References
- ↑ "Rare flowers return to meadows near Malvern Hills as conservation project continues" Malvern Gazette, 13 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hollybed Farm Meadows" Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Starling Bank
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 "Far Starling Bank, Hollybed Farm Meadows, Malvern" Coronation Meadows. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ↑ "About" Coronation Meadows. Retrieved 18 November 2021.