Bredon Hill National Nature Reserve
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Overview
Bredon Hill NNR is a prominent outlier of the Cotswold Hills, and is one of the top five sites in Britain for rare invertebrates. A feature of the scarp slope is the large number of open-grown trees, many of which are more than 300 years old. They provide a home to a vast array of insects that depend on dead and decaying wood. Over 230 invertebrate species have been recorded here and the site is home to seven rare and notable beetles, including the very rare violet click beetle, and six rare and notable species of fly. The unimproved herb-rich grassland features salad burnet, wild thyme, common rock rose, pyramidal orchid and dwarf thistle, plus the rare chalk milkwort, horseshoe vetch and bee orchid. Glow-worms are frequently seen at the site and butterflies found in the grassland areas include marbled white, brown argus and dingy skipper. The scrub areas, characterised by hawthorn and ivy, with elder and blackthorn, provide important breeding sites for many bird species including whitethroat, linnet and yellowhammer.
About the area
Worcestershire is a county of rolling hills, save for the flat Vale of Evesham in the east and the prominent spine of the Malverns in the west. Nearly all of the land is worked in some way; arable farming predominates – oilseed rape, cereals and potatoes – but there are concentrated areas of specific land uses, such as market gardening and plum growing.
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Hillside Cottage
Tastefully furnished Hillside Cottage is an extension of the farmhouse on a 60-acre working farm below Bredon Hill. From its south-facing balcony, you can take in the wonderful view, or...
Hillside Cottage
Tastefully furnished Hillside Cottage is an extension of the farmhouse on a 60-acre working farm below Bredon Hill. From its south-facing balcony, you can take in the wonderful view, or...
Furlong Cottage
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Corner House
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Moretons Holiday Self Catering Cottages
Quality self-catering cottages accommodating between 2 and 10; situated on the outskirts of Bredon village in the Cotswolds, 10 miles from Cheltenham and 50 miles from Oxford. On-site f...
The Moretons Farmhouse
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The Banda
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Eckington Manor
Eckington Manor is a stylish hotel with 17 high quality bedrooms retaining plenty of character with original beams and flagstone floors. Furnished to a very high standard, the bedrooms ...
