Birches Farm
Birches Farm boasts a stunning array of wild flowers across a patchwork of fields. The meadows and pastures are bordered by thick hedgerows and there are two ponds. The reserve is a nationally…
Birches Farm boasts a stunning array of wild flowers across a patchwork of fields. The meadows and pastures are bordered by thick hedgerows and there are two ponds. The reserve is a nationally…
Moths galore at Birches Farm Nature Reserve
After a patient wait, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to open our new Visitor Centre at Birches Farm nature reserve.
The conservation volunteer work parties undertake management work and practical improvements to the Trusts nature reserves. These days are an excellent opportunity to acquire new skills, find out…
An update on the management of the reserve from Bob North who leads the Birches Farm Volunteer Team.
Sarah and David from our Kington Branch report on the wildlife seen at the reserve in 2020.
As its name suggests, the birch shieldbug can be found feeding on silver birch, and sometimes hazel, in mixed woodland. Adults hibernate over winter, emerging in spring to lay their eggs.
The birch polypore only grows on Birch trees. This leathery bracket fungus has a rounded, coffee-coloured cap that was once used for sharpening tools, hence its other name: the 'Razorstrop…
A spindly tree of heathland and moorlands, and damp soils, the Downy birch is well known for its paper-thin, white bark. It is so-called for the hairy stalks from which its leaves grow; the Silver…