Volunteer Wardening at Lugg Meadows
Student Kath Beasley is adding to her academic qualifications with practical experience of conservation by volunteering as the Warden for Lugg Meadows Nature Reserve.
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Recovering floodplain plants on Lugg Meadows
Our project aims to recover populations of two rare floodplain meadow plant species narrow-leaved water-dropwort and mousetail - through habitat enhancement and sowing/planting at the Lugg Meadows on the edge of Hereford in the River Wye Catchment.
Lugg Meadow
Lugg Meadow is one of the most important surviving Lammas Meadows in the UK.
Notes from Reserves... Parky Meadow
Volunteer Jack Morris heads out on a winter work party at Parky Meadow Nature Reserve
Lugg Meadows Nature Reserve under threat from huge new development
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is submitting an objection to the planning application for the development of land East of Hereford (Planning reference P240422/F) which borders the Lugg Meadows…
Threat of development on edge of Lugg Meadow SSSI nature reserve
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is incredibly concerned over new plans to develop land in Tupsley bordering the Lugg Meadows Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and…
Curlew on Lugg Meadow
Though still heard every year on these city-edge floodplain meadows, curlew are struggling to raise chicks successfully at this site. The Herefordshire Curlew Project hopes to help with monitoring and protecting nest sites.
Nature Reserves
An introduction to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust's nature reserves - why we own or manage sites and when and why we might acquire new sites, or divest of a site.
Bartonsham Meadows
We took on management of the meadows in March 2023 and are now beginning to restore the site for wildlife and for people.
Hedgerow and Orchard planting at Davies Meadows, Weobley Wildlife Meadows and the Sturts
Tree planting season has now drawn to a close at our Davies Meadows, Weobley Wildlife Meadows and Sturts North reserves, where earlier in March our volunteers have been busy planting, armed with…
Protecting curlew on Lugg Meadow
With a haunting call and unmistakable long, curved bill, the curlew is an iconic wetland bird. In the past, curlew bred in significant numbers on Lugg Meadow but have drastically declined in…
Davies Meadows
Three traditional Herefordshire hay-meadows, a small orchard area, two ponds and a complex of old hedgerows.