Credit Vicky Page / Offshoots Photography
Loxley Church Meadow. Ian Jelley
Pollinators at Loxley Church Meadow. Ian Jelley
Loxley Church Meadow
Location
OS Map Reference
SP 259 532
Know before you go
Parking information
Parking at pedestrian entrance not advisable. Parking may be available in Loxley village.Grazing animals
Sheep until around NovemberWalking 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
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
April to JulyAbout 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.