About the reserve

This unimproved neutral grassland is regarded as one of the county’s finest unimproved wet meadows, gaining it SSSI status in 1993.

Encircled by mature hawthorn and blackthorn hedges, there are also white willow pollards which are home to many birds.

Although it is found some distance to the west of the River Severn the meadow occasionally floods in the winter months.

In the spring and summer months flora flourish, with marsh marigold and cuckooflower being followed by ragged-robin, spike rush and great burnet flowers. This abundance of plant life attracts butterflies like small blue and orange-tips which in turn attracts birds.

Work in the future will include further pollarding of the willows here, along with work to control scrub and continuing the hay crop management cycles.