Short birdwatching visit · Herefordshire Wildlife Trust and other meadow landowners
Lugg Meadow
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring and summer (operator recommendation)
- Headline birds
- Curlew · Greenshank · Black-tailed Godwit
- Parking
- Space is listed in the entrance lane opposite the Cock of Tupsley off the A438.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The operator states there are no surfaced paths or wheelchair access.
Lane opposite the Cock of Tupsley, east Hereford
Lugg Meadow is a surviving Lammas-meadow landscape beside Hereford, with hay grassland, river edges and a long history of shared grazing. Kingfisher, Sand Martin and Skylark are named in the Trust’s reserve species list. Begin from the signed lane approach and choose a permitted meadow-edge or riverside path. Upper Lugg’s growing hay must be avoided from late April through July, while Lower Lugg is restricted to public rights of way from March to the end of July. Winter floods can make the whole meadow dangerously inaccessible. This is one combined meadow destination, including its linked river habitat.
Birds and seasons
- Curlew · Headline bird — Spring and autumn Source for Curlew
- Greenshank · Headline bird — Spring and autumn Source for Greenshank
- Black-tailed Godwit · Headline bird — Spring and autumn Source for Black-tailed Godwit
- Snipe — Spring and autumn Source for Snipe
- Kingfisher — Season not stated Source for Kingfisher
- Sand Martin — Season not stated Source for Sand Martin
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Unsurfaced routes can flood deeply; do not enter inundated meadow or approach unstable river-bank edges.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Space is listed in the entrance lane opposite the Cock of Tupsley off the A438.
- Dogs
- Leads are required March–July and around livestock; otherwise maintain close, effective control.
- Access notes
- The operator states there are no surfaced paths or wheelchair access.
- Step-free access
- The operator states there are no surfaced paths or wheelchair access.
Getting there: Use the Trust’s published lane approach and obey seasonal signs before selecting a route. The visitor map point is not an exact parking bay. Keep off growing hay and use only permitted rights of way where access is restricted.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Highnam Woods · 20.0 straight-line miles
- Stiperstones National Nature Reserve · 37.3 straight-line miles
- Peterstone Wentlooge Marshes · 41.0 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Nagshead, 20.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Lea and Pagets Wood · 5.1 miles in a straight line
- Wessington Pasture · 5.2 miles in a straight line
- Bodenham Lake · 6.7 miles in a straight line