About the reserve

Meadows filled with wild daffodils was once a common sight around the Newent area, so much so that the area was known as the ‘Golden Triangle’, attracting thousands of visitors during the spring. In the past, some visitors would travel from as far as London to witness the display of wild daffodils and take back bunches of flowers to sell. Nowadays these cheerful yellow and cream flowers are limited to certain pockets of land.

The small area of unimproved grassland and orchard hedgerows at Gwen and Vera’s Field is one such stronghold and provides the ideal habitat for other wildflower species throughout the year, including cuckooflower, meadow vetchling, wild angelica and autumn-flowering meadow saffron. The woodland boundaries attract birds such as nuthatch, chiffchaff, blackcap and jay.

Sheep occasionally graze in late summer to create the perfect environment for the wildflowers to return bigger and better the following year.