Loxley Church Meadow

A peaceful, pretty hay meadow

Location

Situated close to the centre of Loxley village

Wellesbourne

Warwickshire

CV35 9JP

OS Map Reference

SP 259 532

Know before you go

Size

3 hectares

Entry fee

Members only

Parking information

Parking at pedestrian entrance not advisable. Parking may be available in Loxley village.

Grazing animals

Sheep until around November

Walking trails

Please keep to field boundaries. Paths are undefined.

Access

There are no defined paths around this reserve but it advised to keep to the field boundaries.

Dogs

No dogs permitted

When to visit

Opening times

Open at all times

Best time to visit

April to July

About the reserve

This peaceful, pretty reserve is an ancient hay meadow with lovely views across countryside

What's it like to visit?

You might notice the ancient ridge and furrow pattern to this meadow which suggests farming long ago. A stream forms the bottom boundary and it's great for wildflowers.

What might you spot?

If you want to tick off species in your wildflower spotter's handbook this is a great place to come! There's an abundance of cowslips, dropwort, common spotted orchid and goldilocks buttercup. You might also find meadow vetchling, yellow rattle, common birdsfoot trefoil, lady's bedstraw and great burnet. An impressive twenty-two species of butterfly can be found here, with orange-tip, common blue and small copper all fluttering through the meadow.