Hampton Park Road Meadow

Field with small trees and the roof of a house just visable behind

Hampton Park Road Meadow

Access to this reserve is by prior arrangement only.

Situated on the outskirts of Hereford, Hampton Park Road Meadow consists of a small field of semi-improved grassland, with a scattering of mature orchard trees, a newly planted orchard, fringed by derelict and newly planted hedgerows and some mature trees.

Location

Hampton Park Road Meadow
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 1TB 

OS Map Reference

SO 529 391

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A static map of Hampton Park Road Meadow

Know before you go

Size
1 hectare
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Parking information

Park on Hampton Park Road and walk to the reserve
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Walking trails

Access to the reserve is via the drive to the neighbouring houses. Please close the entrance gate and be careful if exploring close to the river bank.

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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 dask

Best time to visit

Spring, summer and autumn

About the reserve

The reserve offers visitors an unrivalled view down to the River Wye SSSI, and across to the open countryside beyond Rotherwas and over to Dinedor Hill.

The field slopes steeply from the Hampton Park Road end down towards the River Wye SSSI, which flows along the southern boundary of the site. There is a large steep-sided mound in the centre of the site and a gully runs across the field from north-west to south-east.

The orchard includes a number of recently planted fruit trees as well as mature and over mature dessert and cider apples. These older trees support their own range of invertebrates and provide food for visiting fieldfares and redwings in the autumn/ winter. Hollows in some of the older trees may also provide roosting sites for bats. Several of the apple trees have growths of parasitic mistletoe.

The south facing steep banks of the mound have a particularly fine array of wildflowers, including burnet saxifrage, lady’s bedstraw, self-heal, meadow vetchling, agrimony and common knapweed. Wild daffodils may be seen at the top of the slope in early spring.

Contact us

David Hutton
Hampton Park Road location map

Hampton Park Road location map

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

Davies Meadow Nature Reserve (Paul Lloyd)

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