Mythe Railway Nature Reserve

Mythe Railway Nature Reserve
Wild liquorice (Astragalus glycyphyllos)
Mythe Railway Nature Reserve is located in Gloucestershire
Mythe Railway Nature Reserve
Mythe Railway Nature Reserve shown within Gloucestershire
TypeGloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve
Locationnorth of Tewkesbury
Coordinates52°0′20.41″N 2°9′55.08″W / 52.0056694°N 2.1653000°W / 52.0056694; -2.1653000
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Created1974 (lease) 1984 (purchase)
Operated byGloucestershire Wildlife Trust
StatusOpen all year

Mythe Railway Nature Reserve (grid reference SO887341) is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire.[1] The site is listed in the ‘Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011’, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation',' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[2]

The site is owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It was held under lease from Tewkesbury Town Council for ten years from 1974. It was purchased by the Trust in 1984.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al., 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'
  2. ^ Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation', Key Wildlife Sites