Sturts Trail
A trail through the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s Sturts North and South Reserves. This flat area, subject to flooding, was occupied by a glacial lake in the last Ice Age. The reserves have many examples of Ice Age ponds and are home to a rich variety of wetland plants and animals.
Explore the trail by clicking on the points of interest markers A to V on the map below.
Start trail
Introduction and start of walk - View south
Lake shore
Location of shore of former glacial lake
Towards Pond
Route to first pond
Pond 1
Heavily modified pond
Pond 2
Another modified pond
View south
Rare grassland habitat
Pond 5
Where an iceberg melted
Pond 6
Invisible in summer
Cross ditch
Content Here
Pond by gate
Steep sided pond
Pond by oak
Once the site of an iceberg
Veteran Oak
Enter Sturts South here
Sturts South
Enter Sturts South here
Ice Age Pond
Classic ice Age pond
Gates
Head towards gates
Bird hide
By pond
Plank bridge
Crossing wet area
Meet track
Cross track to a stile
Ghost Pond
Once an Ice Age pond
Footbridge
Field with kettle-holes
Field corner
Ploughed over kettle-holes
Hidden stile
Return to start
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