Queen’s approval for wildlife wonder
A nature reserve near Four Crosses has received Royal approval from Her Majesty the Queen under a wildlife project celebrating 60 years since the monarch’s coronation.
Ty Brith (pictured), owned by Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust (MWT), has been named as a Coronation Meadow, only one of 60 in the UK identified as a flower-rich meadow using harvested seed to restore new meadows in order to secure the UK's wildflower heritage for the next 60 years.
Launched today by HRH Prince Charles in a ceremony at Highgrove, the 60 flagship meadows were named, with the Chair of MWT, Bob Williams, in attendance.
He said: “For our nature reserve, Ty Brith, to be chosen as an outstanding example of a traditional flower-rich meadow in Montgomeryshire is fantastic news for us and for the staff, members and volunteers who make such an effort to protect and support wildlife in our area.”
Ty Brith, already a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), is rich in many species of grasses, wildflowers, insects and butterflies and is home to the rare Green-Winged Orchid. The meadow also offers protection for small mammals such as field mice and shrews and for ground nesting birds like skylarks and meadow pipits.
MWT has already been using seed harvested from this site to reseed other meadows within its nature reserves and has sold seed to private landowners for their own species-rich grassland creation project.
Head of Living Landscapes, Liz Lewis-Reddy, said: “This project builds on a concept that we have been utilising for some time and it is great news that with Ty Brith being named as a Coronation Meadow we will be able to support the creation of species rich meadows throughout Montgomeryshire, supporting our wildlife and creating a legacy for future generations.”
Ty Brith
Ty Brith, near Four Crosses, is a small reserve (5.7ha/14 acres) of four fields and is probably the largest group of unimproved hay meadows in Montgomeryshire. For further information please visit www.montwt.co.uk/ty_brith.html
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