Dating from the 16th century, the friendly, family-run Saracens Head faces the River Wye and has…
Llangloffan Fen/Corsydd Llangloffan National Nature Reserve
SYMONDS YAT, HEREFORDSHIRE
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The Llangloffan Fen/Corsydd Llangloffan NNR, near the village of Llangloffan, consists of the eastern part of the largest floodplain river valley mire surviving in Pembrokeshire. Shy otters roam the reserve, and polecats, badgers, water voles and water shrews can also be found in and around the ponds and the small stream that runs through the fen. The birdlife is abundant, and corncrake, quail, and spotted crake have been recorded, along with more common winter visiting species such as snipe, water rail and numbers of waterfowl. Other birds include the sedge, reed and grasshopper warblers. In the evenings barn owls hunt silently across the reserve in search of the many small mammals that make their homes here. In the Western and Eastern Cleddau rivers, both brook lamprey and river lamprey spawn in the well-aerated sand and gravel of the riverbeds, while bullheads are widespread throughout the fen catchment area.
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Discover Herefordshire
Herefordshire is split in two by the River Wye which meanders through the county on its way to the Severn and the sea. Largely rural, with Hereford, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye the major towns and cities, its countryside and ancient villages are the county’s major asset.
Visitors can take advantage of a number of the trails which will guide them through areas of interest. Those especially interested in historic village life should try the Black and White Village Trail, which takes motorists on a 40-mile drive around timber-framed villages from Leominster to Weobley (established in the 17th century and known as a centre of witchcraft in the 18th), Eardisley (where the church boasts a 12th-century carved font), Kington, Pembridge and others. Other trails include the Mortimer Trail, the Hop Trail and the Hidden Highway, which goes from Ross-on-Wye to Chester. Hereford has a small Norman cathedral, which has a great forest of pink sandstone columns lining the nave. Inside is a chained library, a 13th-century Mappa Mundi (map of the world) and one of only four copies of the 1217 version of the Magna Carta.
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