Cannop Bridge Marsh
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Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open access throughout the yearBest time to visit
Throughout the yearAbout the reserve
Cannop Bridge Marsh has multiple meandering streams. This nature reserve has a large population of club-rush, a shallow water-loving plant which forms dense stands, along with bullrushes, great willowherb and common reed. Alder and birch trees stand on drier areas.
Common spotted-orchids, marsh pennywort, valerian, skullcap and creeping jenny are found here too. These combine to attract a wide variety
of butterflies, including silver-washed fritillary, dragonflies and damselflies. Birdlife includes reed warblers, moorhens, and reed buntings in the marsh.
Species such as wood warblers, treecreepers and redstarts can be spotted in the woodland.
Contact us
Parking information
Forestry England’s Cannop Ponds car park is a good place to park. Postcode is GL15 4JS. Please note that the car park
is pay and display.
There is also free parking in the layby off the B4226, but this involves a longer walk. Visitors are advised to avoid the wetter
parts of the reserve and follow the informal trail through the area.