Trillis Banks

Trillis Banks is a hidden grassland valley packing a lot of habitats into a small area. It consists of sloping banks, fields and a babbling brook running through, while also linking to the canal and three different woodlands.

Location

Between Frampton Mansell and Sapperton, along the Wysis Way.

The nearest postcode is GL7 6LN.

OS Map Reference

SO928030
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Size

8 hectares

Entry fee

Free

Parking information

Please park in the lay-by on the other side of the bridge from The Daneway Inn, or in the lay-by's around Frampton Mansell.

Grazing animals

Intermittently throughout the year.

Walking trails

A footpath leads from the canal at the western edge of Siccaridge Wood up into the reserve and along the valley bottom, with a branch path back into Siccaridge Wood that follows the Holy Brook and emerges onto the road just above Daneway Banks nature reserve.

Access

Pedestrian access only via public footpaths that can be narrow and wet in places.

Dogs

On a lead

When to visit

Opening times

Open to the public throughout the year

Best time to visit

Throughout the year

About the reserve

This nature reserve supports both unimproved calcareous and neutral grassland habitats and its banks have particularly outstanding plant life - bursting with rock-rose and milkwort along with a range of other limestone grassland species. Southern marsh-orchids can be found in the flatter, damper meadows alongside the brook, as well as ponds and tall-herb fens, which are important for their peat deposits.

The two blocks of ancient woodland, Penny Grove and Barnage Wood, border Siccaridge Wood on the northern bank of the Sapperton Valley.

Trillis Banks presented an opportunity to secure the long-term future of a high-quality area of grassland very close to other nature reserves in the Golden Valley, linking together habitats and enhancing this network for the benefit of local wildlife.

Trillis Banks was originally attached to Trillis Cottage.

Species

More detailed directions

Trillis can be found just off the Wysis Way, which can be accessed from Sapperton or Frampton Mansell.

If walking from The Daneway Inn, walk for roughly 1.2km through Sapperton Valley nature reserve following the canal. You will find Trillis Banks on your right. The reserve is awaiting interpretation and signage.