Short birdwatching visit · Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Parky Meadow
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring and summer (operator recommendation)
- Headline birds
- Snipe · Sedge Warbler · Reed Bunting
- Parking
- The Trust directs visitors to park at Wigmore Village Hall.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The reserve has no surfaced paths or wheelchair access.
Wigmore Village Hall and northward public-footpath approach
Parky Meadow preserves a wet-grassland habitat in the low-lying Teme floodplain north of Wigmore. The Trust’s exact-site species list includes Snipe, Reed Bunting and Sedge Warbler, making this a purposeful meadow-edge listening and scanning stop. Follow the public approach from Wigmore and keep to field margins in spring to avoid disturbing breeding birds. The reserve is not a surfaced circuit: tussocks make walking uneven, summer growth can prevent exploring the interior, and flooding or waterlogging can cut off parts of the site. Choose a short permitted view rather than trying to cover every corner.
Birds and seasons
- Snipe · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Snipe
- Sedge Warbler · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Sedge Warbler
- Reed Bunting · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Reed Bunting
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Routes are unsurfaced and uneven, with dense summer vegetation and possible winter flooding.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The Trust directs visitors to park at Wigmore Village Hall.
- Dogs
- Dogs are not permitted.
- Access notes
- The reserve has no surfaced paths or wheelchair access.
- Step-free access
- The reserve has no surfaced paths or wheelchair access.
Getting there: From the village hall, take the public footpath north to the green lane running beside the reserve. The pin is the operator’s reserve-location point, not the village hall car park. Follow field-edge and seasonal access instructions when you reach the meadows.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Stiperstones National Nature Reserve · 17.9 straight-line miles
- Highnam Woods · 38.6 straight-line miles
- Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve · 39.0 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
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- Titley Pool · 8.5 miles in a straight line
- Birches Farm Nature Reserve · 12.3 miles in a straight line