Habitat type: Marshland
Size of reserve: 1 hectare / 2.5 acres
OS map number: 107
Grid reference: SX 077 547 (entrance from Andrew’s Road)
Best time to visit: All year
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Directions
From a track off St Andrew's Road, just north of Par railway station.
Access
Roadside parking. A bridleway and causewayed footpath, which can be wet and muddy, run along the edge of this reserve.
Characteristic wildlife of this reserve
The grey willow that grows here is the most widespread and common willow in the county. It is called ‘grey’ from the greyish appearance of its downy branches and buds. Grey willow is a small plant that rarely grows over 10 feet in height and very few specimens could be described as trees.
Other information
The reserve lies to the north of the village of Tywardreath, made famous in Daphne du Maurier's novel 'The House on the Strand'.
The tidal estuary behind Par silted up largely as a result of the activities of tin miners and streamers in the medieval era.
The reserve was purchased with help from a membership appeal.
