Stiperstones National Nature Reserve
Stiperstones NNR contains a large part of the Stiperstones ridge in south Shropshire. The lower areas of the reserve are dominated by heather and gorse heath, while ling and bilberry predominate higher up. The best time to visit the site is in late summer, when the heather and gorse is in bloom.
Highlights: The reserve contains common lizard, brown hare and common frog. Birds found here are curlew, red grouse, skylark, meadow pipit, stonechat, buzzard, pied flycatcher and wood warbler. Invertebrates include grayling and green hairstreak butterflies, and fox and emperor moths.
Location: The reserve is 3 kms east of the A488 which runs parallel to The Stiperstones ridge. Nearby villages are Snailbeach, Stiperstones, Habberley, Bridges and Pennerley. Access is via minor roads from the A488. There are a number of car parks in the area, the main NNR car park being found on the road to Bridges village.
There is open, and well used, public access to the reserve but it still retains a wild and unspoilt character that has been captured by writers such as Mary Webb, D H Lawrence and Malcolm Saville.
Grid reference: SO366993
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