Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Ewelme Watercress Beds
Ewelme Watercress Beds is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Wallingford · 4.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ewelme Watercress Beds is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.6210°, -1.0780°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ewelme Watercress Beds is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Ewelme in Oxfordshire. It is owned and managed by the Chiltern Society. A stream runs through these former watercress beds, fed by a spring. Wildlife includes water voles, together with diverse invertebrates and plants.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6210, -1.0780
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Ewelme
- Postcode
- OX10 6HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Nearest railway station
- Wallingford — 4.8 km
- Official site
- ewelmewatercressbeds.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q89075879 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ewelme Watercress Beds (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ewelme Watercress Beds - geograph.org.uk - 82834.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ewelme Watercress Beds?
- Ewelme Watercress Beds is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX10 6HE), in the parish of Ewelme.
- Who owns Ewelme Watercress Beds?
- Ewelme Watercress Beds is owned by Chiltern Society & The Friends of Ewelme Watercress Beds.
- Is Ewelme Watercress Beds a protected site?
- Yes — Ewelme Watercress Beds is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Ewelme Watercress Beds free to visit?
- Yes, Ewelme Watercress Beds is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ewelme Watercress Beds?
- The nearest railway station is Wallingford, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX10 6HE.
- Are dogs allowed at Ewelme Watercress Beds?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.