Close Sartfield
Excellent for the outstanding display of thousands of orchids from late May to July and good for bird watching.
Close Sartfield is a Coronation Meadow!
Excellent for the outstanding display of thousands of orchids from late May to July and good for bird watching.
Close Sartfield is a Coronation Meadow!
Close Sartfield will be closed to the public on Tuesday 13th October and Thursday 15th October.
February will see the resumption of coppicing at Close Sartfield. The cut material (willow and birch) has a variety of uses and these products will be available for purchase.
Close Sartfield butterfly transect and the story of the migrating Painted Ladies, did you know butterflies flew so high?!
Find out how it started and how it's going, Close Sartfield edition!
We are pleased to report that we have re-established the butterfly transects at our Close Sartfield reserve. These were started in 1993 by John Lamb and continued until 2014!
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
A late-blooming flower, Meadow saffron looks like a crocus, displaying similar pink flowers once its leaves have died back. It is a highly poisonous plant of meadows and woodland rides and…