Pool Ellocks

View through cow parsley to hills beyond

Pool Ellocks

Situated on a steep slope with attractive fruit trees

Location

Pool Ellocks Nature Reserve
Goodrich
Herefordshire
HR9 6JE

OS Map Reference

SO 572 188
A static map of Pool Ellocks

Know before you go

Size
1 hectare
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Parking information

Park near to the Old Vicarage.
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Walking trails

The reserve lies on a steep slope but access around it is straight forward. Visitors are asked to close the gate when departing

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Access

There are no surfaced paths and no wheelchair access at this reserve.

Dogs

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When to visit

Opening times

Dawn to dusk

Best time to visit

Spring to autumn

About the reserve

Old, unsprayed orchards form a typical but vanishing Herefordshire habitat and current management is aimed at recreating such an orchard at Pool Ellocks. The site is on a steep, sheltered slope, facing south-east. It had clearly been an orchard for some time, as there are some large old apple trees present. Several quite old box trees along the south-east boundary may also have been introduced. The central area has been planted with a number of standard cider apples and perry pears of traditional varieties. An old stone barn forms an attractive feature in the centre of the orchard and this is now a bat roost. Thickets of raspberries and bramble provide nectar and pollen over a long period in summer for a variety of pollinating insects.

The old barn within the orchard was recently restored to provide a bat roost.

Pool Ellocks is cared for by the Community of Goodrich who host cider and perry makers, apple juicing and blossom days involving cider and perry tasting. You can find out more about the management of the site and events taking place here: https://poolellocks.wordpress.com/

Contact us

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Pool Ellocks site map

Pool Ellocks site map

Wildflower meadow of yellow and white flowers with tall hedgerow in background and hills beyond

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