Ensuring the nature reserve is protected
It’s very important to us that visitor numbers do not impact upon the reserve and the wildlife that lives there. Whilst much of the landscape is open countryside, along public rights of way, we encourage visitors to remain on the paths. We’ll be updating our signage to help people understand where they can go and that dogs must be on leads. In addition, the car park at Newtown is small, which naturally restricts visitor numbers, and at special events, or on busy days, we use social media to advise people when the best time to come might be.
We hope that by making these changes, we’ll be able to spend more time talking with our visitors about the reserve, its special conservation status, and how we can all help to protect it. It’s only through the support of our members and visitors that we are able to acquire places such as Newtown, and continue to conserve and protect them for future generations.