Descrizione
The Wye valley from Brockhampton through Kings Caple, How Caple, Foy and Backney, features wide agricultural landscapes, quiet and unspoilt. Hares are numerous, fallow deer, stoat and weasel occasional. Topino colony at Backney Common. Numerous breeding Allodola. Smergo maggiore and Anatra mandarina. Falco pellegrino, Airone bianco maggiore, Airone guardabuoi, Garzetta and Lodolaio occasional. Migliarino di palude and Forapaglie comune present in riverside crops Quaglia. Barbel often visible from Foy footbridge. Lakes at Fawley Court frequented by Tuffetto and Airone cenerino.
Dettagli
Accesso
From A40 Wilton roundabout (the one with petrol station) take Hereford exit then first right for Backney picnic site car park, or second right turn for Hoarwithy, Sellack and How Caple. parking at Kings Caple Church, Backney picnic site, and south side of Foy footbridge.
To reach Hole in the Wall and footbridge access to Foy, from A40/M50 roundabout take the Ledbury road A449 then first left on narrow road and right at Tjunction.
For the energetic, an 8 mile (12,8 km) circular walk via Sellack, Fawley Chapel, How Caple, Foy and Baysham is recommended, plus numerous shorter walks. For the 4,6 mile (7,5 km) Hoarwithy to Sellack circular walk marked on the map it is safer to take the footpaths and riverside route as the road has no pavement. Note that there is a right of way through the Hoarwithy campsite which again avoids the roadway..
Terreno e habitat
Valle , Terreni coltivati , Lago , Alberi e cespugli sparsi , Prateria/pascoloCaratteristiche dell’area
Terreno piano , Paesaggio aperto , Acqua alta possibilePercorso ad anello
SiÈ utile un cannocchiale?
NoBuona stagione per il BW
Tutto l'annoMiglior periodo per visitare
PrimaveraPercorso
Sentiero ampio , Sentiero stretto , Strada sterrataGrado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi
Difficoltà mediaModalità di accesso
A piediCapanno/torretta di osservazione
NoInformazioni aggiuntive
Featured in the BBC series 'Hugh's Wild West' when Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall went snorkelling to see barbel close up.


