Radnorshire
Pwllpatti
Unimproved hay meadow and wet grassland by the Wye, the sort of flower-rich field that used to be everywhere and now barely exists.
- Distance
- 2.5 mi / 4 km
- Time
- 1 hr 25
- Ascent
- 90 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Paths cross the reserve and link to the riverbank, returning by lanes. Short and level.
Worth knowing
- The meadows are cut late for hay, which is why the flowers survive.
- Green-winged orchid and adder’s-tongue fern in May and June.
- Do not walk through the standing hay crop; keep to the marked paths.
What you’ll see
Flower-rich meadow, the Wye, and curlew over the fields in spring.
Background
Ninety-seven per cent of British hay meadows were lost in the twentieth century. Reserves like this are what is left.