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Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 52°04′08″N 2°16′09″W / 52.0690°N 2.2693°W / 52.0690; -2.2693
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Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve
Looking west from the road bridge
Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve is located in Worcestershire
Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve
Location in Worcestershire
Locationnear Upton-upon-Severn
OS gridSO 816 412
Coordinates52°04′08″N 2°16′09″W / 52.0690°N 2.2693°W / 52.0690; -2.2693
Area2 hectares (4.9 acres)
Operated byWorcestershire Wildlife Trust
DesignationSite of Special Scientific Interest
Websitewww.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/brotheridge-green

Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust at Brotheridge Green, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Upton-upon-Severn, in Worcestershire, England. It is on a section of a former railway line.

Description

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The reserve, which has an area of 2 hectares (4.9 acres),[1] is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2] It is about half a mile of a section of railway line between Malvern and Upton-upon-Severn, part of the Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway. The line closed in 1952.[3][4]

The eastern part of the site, near the road bridge, is a cutting where soil can remain damp; further west is an embankment, providing a different habitat with well-drained soil. The line is colonised with grassland, scrub and young trees. The site is noted for butterflies: more than 30 species have been recorded, including white-letter hairstreak, small copper and holly blue.[1]

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The Trust believes that links between areas of countryside are beneficial for biodiversity; it notes that this reserve is one of several grasslands and one orchard in the area.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Brotheridge Green" Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Brotheridge Green Disused Railway Line SSSI" Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Malvern to Upton upon Severn, Tewkesbury and Ashchurch" Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Brotheridge Green" Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle. Retrieved 2 November 2021.