Image: Trevor Hulme
Christopher Cadbury Reserve
Location
West side of Escley Brook
OS Map Reference
SO 298 368
Know before you go
Dogs
Dogs only permitted on the Public Rights of Way and should be kept on a lead
When to visit
Opening times
Dawn to dusk.Best time to visit
Spring to late summer.About the reserve
This reserve consists of two unimproved hay meadows lying in the lee of the Black Mountains. It has a very rich flora with over 160 species recorded. Species include bistort, eyebright, yellow rattle and knapweed. Various orchids are also found here including common spotted and green winged. Anthills are numerous at the far western edge of the reserve, where a patch of grassland is cut off by a stream. The meadows come alive with insects in mid-summer, one of the most interesting being the chimney sweeper moth.
Species
Habitat
Contact us
Directions
The reserve lies on the east side of the unclassified road that runs NW from Michaelchurch Escley, a little over a mile past the school.
Christopher Cadbury site map
Meadow Saxifrage © Kieron Huston
Dipper © Tom Marshall
Davies Meadow Nature Reserve (Paul Lloyd)
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