Wellington Castle Fields
Know before you go
Dogs
Visit the 'Dog walking on reserves' page in the Contact section for more information.
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
April to JulyAbout the reserve
The fields here include a variety of habitats; unimproved and semi improved grassland, woodland and areas of bracken and scrub. The site has a great flora and fauna.
The reserve is mostly grassland with small areas of woodland on a steep north-facing slope of the Blackdown Hills. The grassland here is unimproved species rich pasture supporting rare plants such as Dyers Greenweed, Sneezewort and Common Spotted Orchids. Due to a spring line crossing the reserve some of the grassland is very damp which suites Devil's-bit Scabious, Betony, Common Fleabane and Meadow Thistle. Other plants here include Mat-grass, Quaking- grass and the sedges Flea- sedge and Pale-sedge. The small woodland had several fine trees mostly Oak, Beech and Sweet Chestnut with the low shrub Bilberry growing beneath them.
Reserve conservation management - To maintain this important habitat the site is grazed with cattle and ponies.
Wellington Castle Fields is also close to NT Wellington Monument.