Fremington Local Nature Reserve
Fremington Local Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve situated between Bideford and Barnstaple in North Devon. The Local Nature Reserve was designated in 2006.[1] The reserve comprises two separate areas: Lovell's Field and Leat Meadow. Both locations are County Wildlife Sites, and are within the North Devon Biosphere Reserve.
Lovell's Field
[edit]51°04′21″N 4°07′22″W / 51.0724°N 4.1228°W
Lovell's Field is 4.1 hectares (10 acres) of coastal and floodplain grazing marsh, owned by North Devon Council. Cattle grazing was re-introduced in 2009 to Lovell's Field to help prevent it becoming overgrown and rank.[2] Trees have been cleared from the main part of the field in 2011 to prevent drying out and create attractive conditions for estuarine birds. A scrape was constructed at Lovell's Field in 2016 and a new pond dug at Leat Meadow in 2019. Both of these project were implemented to improve the variety of habitats on the reserve.
Leat Meadow
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Leat Meadow is 3 ha (7.4 acres) of neutral grassland, wet woodland and hazel coppice. The meadows are cut annually by local volunteers and dormouse boxes have been put up in the woodland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fremington". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
- ^ Hynes, T. and Devon Wildlife Enterprises Ltd. (2006). Fremington Local Nature Reserve Management Plan. North Devon Coast and Countryside Service.
External links
[edit]- "Map of Fremington". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.