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Beschrijving
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. Oeverzwaluw colony at Backney Common. Numerous breeding Veldleeuwerik. Grote Zaagbek and Mandarijneend. Slechtvalk, Grote Zilverreiger, Koereiger, Kleine Zilverreiger and Boomvalk occasional. Rietgors and Rietzanger present in riverside crops Kwartel. Barbel often visible from Foy footbridge. Lakes at Fawley Court frequented by Dodaars and Blauwe Reiger.
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Toegang
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..
Terrein en leefgebied
Dal , Landbouw , Meer , Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weideOmstandigheden
Vlak , Open landschap , Hoog water mogelijkRondlopende wandeling mogelijk?
JaTelescoop meenemen?
NeeWanneer hier vogels kijken?
Het hele jaarToptijd voor dit gebied
LenteRoute
Breed pad , Smal pad , Onverharde wegZwaarte wandeling
GemiddeldToegankelijk via
Te voetVogelkijkhut aanwezig?
NeeExtra info
Featured in the BBC series 'Hugh's Wild West' when Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall went snorkelling to see barbel close up.