About
About Townend Field
Comprising 20 acres of diverse natural habitats including woodland, wetlands, meadows, and streams;
Townend Field is home to a rich variety of native wildlife. The land is located alongside the road and footpath between the two villages of Great and Little Ouseburn, offering the opportunity to integrate the reserve into the daily lives of local residents, pupils and visitors.
Field boundary, showing a suggested route of
a permissive footpath within the land.
Key Features
- Prominent location
- Diverse wetland habitats including wet meadow, reed beds, bog and marsh, running and still water, part designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation.
- Several mature and veteran native trees.
- Much of the land is ‘unimproved’, having had no use of chemical fertilisers in living memory.
- Home to UK red list declining bird species such as Spotted Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, Tree Pipit, and Curlew (Birds of Conservation Concern 5).
- History tells a story of village life.
