Английская Википедия:Hollybed Farm Meadows
Шаблон:Infobox park Hollybed Farm Meadows is nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, about Шаблон:Convert west of the village of Castlemorton, in Worcestershire, England. The habitat is grassland.
Description
The site was purchased by the Trust in 2013,[1] with help from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the National Lottery Heritage Fund and members of the Trust. It is the Trust's largest meadow nature reserve, with an area of Шаблон:Convert.[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.[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]
Links and biodiversity
The Trust believes that links between areas of countryside are beneficial for biodiversity; it notes that this reserve is one of several grasslands in the area.[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 Elizabeth II.[2][4][5]
References
External links
- Information board at Hollybed Farm Meadows Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
- Hollybed Farm Meadows trail guide leaflet of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
- ↑ "Rare flowers return to meadows near Malvern Hills as conservation project continues" Malvern Gazette, 13 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 "Hollybed Farm Meadows" Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ↑ "Starling Bank SSSI" Natural England. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 "Far Starling Bank, Hollybed Farm Meadows, Malvern" Coronation Meadows. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ↑ "About" Coronation Meadows. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
