What Does It Mean For Us To Be A Local Nature Reserve? Shropshire Council, together with Natural England and the LLIMEYS has declared the Heritage Area as a LOCAL NATURE RESERVE (LNR). The Council issued a press release on 28 September in the Oswestry & Border Counties Advertiser. As […]
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BOAT TRIPS We will be doing boat trips on the canal this summer at any time from 29 May until 30 September during school holidays, at weekends and in the early evenings. These will be available to family groups only and must be pre-booked. (A boat trip takes approximately 30 […]
It is a sad fact that vandalism has been an issue at the Llanymynech Limeworks for some time. The team of volunteers give up their own time to ensure that the area is kept in as good a condition as possible for our visitors, but a few idiots seem determined […]
The poster below is posted around the Shropshire Trust Nature Reserve to make everyone walking there aware that we have Livestock Grazing. Please be considerate and keep dogs under control at all times when in the vicinity of the cattle.
Contact Details:Gareth Egarr, North Reserves Officer.Tel: 01743 284281email: garethe@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Autumn 2020 Peregrines – whilst two chicks fledged the nest this year, one very soon went missing and was assumed to have perished. The remaining chick grew well and can still be seen and heard around the reserve The Dexter Cattle […]
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) There are many Ash trees within the boundaries of the Llanymynech Limeworks and in order to determine the scale of the problem because of ash die-back we need to assess just how many ash trees we have. This is a huge undertaking and will be greatly assisted by […]
Communities are coming together to create ‘Covid Snakes’ from painted rocks, all across the country you can see examples of childrens’ art as the snakes get ever longer. Here in Llanymynech we have our own snake in the Llanymynech Limeworks Heritage Area. Let us see your additions to the snake […]
We are once again appealing for help with publicising the Tanat to Perry Community Wildlife Group’s Curlew and Lapwing project. We’re about to begin the third year of our study and are keen not only to recruit more volunteer surveyors but also to raise awareness of the decline of these […]
Shropshire Wildlife Trust 193 Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6AH Tel: 01743 284280 Email: enquiries@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Web: www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Llanymynech Hill Nature Reserve For many years Llanymynech rocks was an active quarry producing lime which was used to increase fertility on farmland. When quarrying ceased, the quarry floor and spoil heaps were […]
This is parasitic on the grass roots, so where it is abundant, the grass grows less vigorously.