England · five wildlife sites

Nature reserves & wildlife sites in Herefordshire

Explore these places for wildlife in Herefordshire. Seasonal notes suggest when to look; sightings are not guaranteed.

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Bodenham Lake

Near Bodenham.

Habitat: A former gravel-pit lake with lakeside meadows, reedbeds and traditional orchards.
Wildlife to look for: Otter, great crested grebe, wigeon (winter), reed warbler (spring and summer) and common toad (spring breeding season).

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Near Hope under Dinmore.

Habitat: Ancient native woodland surrounding an arboretum of trees from around the world.
Wildlife to look for: Fallow deer, hazel dormouse, great spotted woodpecker, silver-washed fritillary butterfly (summer) and purple hairstreak butterfly (summer).

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Near Fownhope.

Habitat: Ancient oak and ash woodland with hazel coppice and sunny clearings.
Wildlife to look for: Fallow deer, great spotted woodpecker, pied flycatcher (spring and summer), white admiral butterfly (summer) and silver-washed fritillary butterfly (summer).

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Near Hereford.

Habitat: Traditional floodplain hay meadows beside the River Lugg, with wet hollows and river channels.
Wildlife to look for: Otter, kingfisher, skylark, curlew (spring and summer) and banded demoiselle (late spring and summer).

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Near Letton.

Habitat: Wet grassland with old hedgerows and permanent and seasonal ponds.
Wildlife to look for: Harvest mouse, snipe (winter), common darter dragonfly (summer and early autumn) and ruddy darter dragonfly (summer and early autumn).