Wetland Nature Reserve (Plants) - Wolvey, Warwickshire - Flora and Fauna Information Signs on Waymarking.com

One of two flora & fauna info boards on the Old Cricket Field Wetland Nature Reserve showing some of the wildlife that may be seen here. Pictures and names only on this wild plants info board, with no extended information.


"Set in 3.5 acres, the Wolvey "Old Cricket Field" Wetland Reserve has pools, reed beds, grassland, a stream, boardwalks and a bridge leading to a woodland walk. There is a wide range of plants plus a diversity of mammals, birds, insects and amphibians. Wolvey Wetland Reserve is owned by Wolvey Parish Council and managed & maintained by the Wolvey Environmental Group.

The reserve was originally a boggy field in a small Hamlet known locally as Sanford. In the early 1900's the land was levelled and drained to provide Wolvey with a village cricket field. The old cricket field closed in 1957 and the land returned to pasture where for many years cattle grazed. In 1962, the new Wolvey playing field was opened off Bulkington Road which provided improved facilities for playing cricket. By the end of the 1990's, however, the land at the Old Cricket Field had become increasingly swampy.

In 1999, to celebrate the Millennium, a group of villagers decided to buy some land for the future enjoyment of Wolvey residents . The site of the old cricket field was identified because of the relative scarcity of this type of habitat. Negotiations with the land owners Gallifords/ Try and the award of a grant from the Warwickshire Environmental Trust enabled the land to be purchased by Wolvey Parish Council in 2002. It became known as Wolvey Old Cricket Field Wetland Reserve and is now managed as a Wetland Nature Reserve by Wolvey Environmental Group. Since its acquisition, benches have been placed for the quiet enjoyment of the surroundings. Notices show the diverse flora and fauna to be found throughout the year. The old cricket field has won acclaim not just from the resident and visiting wildlife."

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