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Melverley Farm Nature Reserve
Old, flower-rich hay meadows are few and far between outside nature reserves; Melverley Farm, amazingly, continued in its old-fashioned farming ways up until 1995, when the Trust bought it. Big, high hedges crowned with mature oaks, ash and horse chestnut enclose small fields that hum with insects and different grasses and flowers. There are also several field ponds, good places for dragonflies, frogs and newts.
Part of the farm is grazed by cattle, the rest is hay meadow. June is the best time to visit, when the meadow is in full bloom, with yellow rattle, orchids and ox-eye daisies. But remember this is a working farm with livestock, so please shut all gates behind you and stick to the paths!
Wildlife Highlights: 19 species of buterfly including Ringlet, and more than 85 species of moths.
Location: Just north of the village of Ash Magna, 2km south of the A525
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