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Wye Meanders

West Midlands  >  United Kingdom

Large, sparsely populated alluvial river valley with numerous wildlife. Car or bicycle essential.

Geplaatst* door Iain Crawford
Meest recente update 8 augustus 2022

Beschrijving

The Wye valley from Brockhampton through Kings Caple, How Caple, Foy and Backney, features wide agricultural landscapes, quiet and unspoilt. Hares are numerous, fallow deer, stoat and weasel occasional. Oeverzwaluw colony at Backney Common. Numerous breeding Veldleeuwerik. Grote Zaagbek and Mandarijneend. Slechtvalk, Grote Zilverreiger, Koereiger, Kleine Zilverreiger and Boomvalk occasional. Rietgors and Rietzanger present in riverside crops Kwartel. Barbel often visible from Foy footbridge. Lakes at Fawley Court frequented by Dodaars and Blauwe Reiger.

Details

Toegang

From A40 Wilton roundabout (the one with petrol station) take Hereford exit then first right for Backney picnic site car park, or second right turn for Hoarwithy, Sellack and How Caple. parking at Kings Caple Church, Backney picnic site, and south side of Foy footbridge.

To reach Hole in the Wall and footbridge access to Foy, from A40/M50 roundabout take the Ledbury road A449 then first left on narrow road and right at Tjunction.

For the energetic, an 8 mile (12,8 km) circular walk via Sellack, Fawley Chapel, How Caple, Foy and Baysham is recommended, plus numerous shorter walks. For the 4,6 mile (7,5 km) Hoarwithy to Sellack circular walk marked on the map it is safer to take the footpaths and riverside route as the road has no pavement. Note that there is a right of way through the Hoarwithy campsite which again avoids the roadway..

Terrein en leefgebied

Dal , Landbouw , Meer , Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide

Omstandigheden

Vlak , Open landschap , Hoog water mogelijk

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Ja

Telescoop meenemen?

Nee

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Het hele jaar

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Lente

Route

Breed pad , Smal pad , Onverharde weg

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemiddeld

Toegankelijk via

Te voet

Vogelkijkhut aanwezig?

Nee

Extra info

Featured in the BBC series 'Hugh's Wild West' when Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall went snorkelling to see barbel close up.

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