We welcome visitors to most of our reserves and are working to improve paths as well as providing information signs and leaflets.
Please remember the following points when visiting:
Please keep to marked paths to avoid disturbing wildlife
Carry your Trust membership card
Please keep dogs under close control (where dogs are allowed)
Observe the Country Code
Keep quiet
Take your litter home
Alvecote Meadows SSSI
ALVECOTE MEADOWS
SSSI. 3km east of
Tamworth, near Alvecote village.
Access from
Robey's lane and Alvecote lane (SK 244048). Postcode: B79
0ED
Owned by the Trust since 1997 and
designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Open access,
no dogs permitted.
These meadows contribute 11.5 hectares to
the largest SSSI in Warwickshire, Alvecote Pools, which in total
covers 128 hectares and includes Pooley Fields. Supports a variety of
wetland habitats including wet grassland, marsh, reed swamp with
water mint and greater pond sedge and open water, attracting a wide
range of dragonflies, damselflies and birds such as snipe, pied
wagtail, goldfinch and kestrel.
Contact: Volunteer Warden
Derek Tattersall on 01827 897081
