Brilley Green Dingle

A wooded reserve showing the results of different management histories.

Location

Millhalf

Herefordshire

HR3 6JB

OS Map Reference

SO 271 488

Know before you go

Size

5 hectares

Parking information

There is space for two cars at the western entrance.

Grazing animals

None

Walking trails

There is a clearly defined circular route running around the reserve. In winter or during prolonged wet weather, some lower parts of the reserve become extremely muddy and difficult to negotiate. Boardwalks have been installed on some sections to alleviate this. There are several flights of steps running up the steep valley sides.

Access

Paths around this reserve are narrow and sometimes steep. The paths are not suitable for those with limited mobility and there is no access for mobility scooters or wheelchairs.

Dogs

On a lead

Please keep dogs on a short lead

When to visit

Opening times

Dawn to dusk

Best time to visit

All year round

About the reserve

Brilley Green Dingle is all wooded. The western and eastern sides have different management histories and this is reflected in the ground vegetation today, with the western end being much richer in flora. An interesting and very noticeable vertical zonation in the flora of the Dingle can be seen. Millhalf Brook runs through the reserve and is home to a number of interesting invertebrates, such as the increasingly threatened white-clawed crayfish.

Species

Habitat

Contact us

Lewis Goldwater

Contact email: l.goldwater@herefordshirewt.co.uk

Directions

Travelling west on the A438, after passing through the village of Winforton, take the right-hand turn signposted to Brilley and Michaelchurch-on-Arrow. Follow this road, over a cross roads and uphill. Then take a left turn which will take you to the entrance where there is space to park. (The map in the Trust’s Reserves Guide is pretty good.)