Withybeds & Wentes Meadow

The Reserve was secured in two parts Withybeds first in 1989 then Wentes Meadow in 1992. Wentes Meadow gets its name from its former owner the Wentes family.
A circular path has been created which is suitable for people using wheelchairs as well as a tapping rail for the visually impaired.
The Withybeds are managed as high forest and Wentes Meadow is grazed by livestock or in some years cut for hay.

Mae'r llwybr cylchog yn addas ar gyfer y rhai sy'n defynddio cadeiriau olwyn.

Crack Willow is common, a single Broad-leaved Lime is here. Meadow Cranesbill and Ivy-leaved Duckweed are also present.
Birds: the 31 breeding species recorded include Spotted and Pied Flycatchers, Marsh and Willow Tits, Redstart, Stock Dove, Little Owl, Song Thrush, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Bullfinch, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Moorhen, Coot, Goldfinch. Visitors include: Dipper, Kingfisher, Swift, Curlew, Collared Dove, Tawny Owl.
Other species of interest include Wood and Yellow-necked Mice, Frogs and Grass Snakes.
Invertebrates include the Hoverfly (Episyrphus cylindricum), the Pond Snail (Succinea putris), and a number of Dragonflies and Damselflies,
including the Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula).
Meadow Brown butterflies are common in summer.

Mae'r safle yn gyfoethog o saflowynt natur gwyllt, gyda 31 math gwahanool o adar yn magu eu hifanc yma. Mae'r Gloynod byw yn gyffredin yn yr haf yn ogystal a'r Fursen Fawr Goch.

The reserve can be reached by taking the Knighton road (B4355) out of Presteigne . After some 400m (before crossing the Boultibroke Bridge over the River Lugg) a small car park appears on the right-hand side of the road. There is enough
space here for around 8 cars. Alternatively, on foot the reserve can be found by taking a left turn at the bottom of Pound Lane in Presteigne.

The Wentes Meadow area is leased from Presteigne and Norton Town Council and the Withybeds is leased from Radnorshire District Council. Both the River Lugg and the Withybeds are part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The reserve is approximately 2.3 ha (5.75 acres) in size.

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