Crow Wood & Meadow

View across meadow with thick surrounding hedgerows

Crow Wood & Meadow Nature Reserve (c) HWT

Mostly ancient and restored grassland, with some woodland, and a variety of wildlife and plant life.

Location

Crow Wood & Meadow
Vowchurch
Herefordshire
HR2 0RF

OS Map Reference

SO 342 357

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A static map of Crow Wood & Meadow

Know before you go

Size
9 hectares
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Parking information

Park on the verge opposite the gate by Slough Bridge

Grazing animals

The meadows and pasture are grazed with sheep and cattle from late summer until the end of the year.

Walking trails

Visitors are asked to keep to the side of the meadows when the hay crop is growing between May and August.

Access

There are no surfaced paths and no wheelchair access at this reserve. There is steep ground and you will need to cross and re-cross a stream bed if you wish to visit all of the site.

Dogs

On a lead

Please keep dogs on short leads during bird nesting season (1st March to 31st July) and when livestock are on site. At all other times please keep dogs under close, effective control.

When to visit

Opening times

Dawn to dusk

Best time to visit

Spring & Summer

About the reserve

This reserve consists of ancient grassland with some wood pasture and coppice. Both meadows have flourishing populations of yellow rattle, wild daffodil and cowslip, as well as a variety of other species. In summer, there is an abundance of bees, hoverflies, grasshoppers, flower beetles, day-flying moths and butterflies.  

Contact us

Paul Ratcliffe

Directions

From B4348 at Vowchurch turn onto minor road running west towards Michaelchurch Escley. The site is 1.2 miles from this junction. The entrance to the reserve is not visible from the road. Cross the road once parked in the layby at Slough Bridge, through a wooden field gate into a field planted with vines, you will see the reserve sign on a gate to your left at the bottom of the slope.

Crow Wood and Meadow site map

Crow Wood and Meadow site map

Wildflower meadow of yellow and white flowers with tall hedgerow in background and hills beyond

Davies Meadow Nature Reserve (Paul Lloyd)

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