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View across the meadow at Wessington Wood and Pasture Nature Reserve

Explore Wild Herefordshire

Explore a wilder Herefordshire

Herefordshire is often described as England's most rural county, with a rich mosaic landscape of small fields, ancient hedgerows and wooded hills. From the Black Mountains in the west to the Malvern Hills in the east and the majestic sweep of the Wye Valley, the county embodies the finer characteristics of a rapidly vanishing traditional landscape.

We have 55 nature reserves in our care, scattered across the county, some of the finest wildlife sites in the county. Many are off the beaten track, wildlife havens where you are unlikely to meet another soul but if you'd prefer a few more facilities, Queenswood Country park & Arboretum (which we manage in partnership with New Leaf Sustainable Development) offers a complete Visitor Experience!

Map of Herefordshire showing nature resrves