Sometimes known as Ronkswood Fields, some of this area of grassland alongside Nunnery Wood was once managed as sports pitches. Management for biodiversity has lead to a gradual return and spread of wildflowers such as Yellow Rattle.
Access: Pedestrian entrances on Carlisle Road, Chelmsford Drive, Linksview Crescent and from Nunnery Wood (Worcestershire County Council)
Site Facilities:
benches, sports pitches nearby, play area nearby, Trim Trail, parking and toilets at Ronkswood Community Centre (not 7 days)
Open: Pedestrian access 24hrs.
Dogs: Well behaved dogs welcome, please clear up after your dog using the bins provided.
Habitat: Unimproved grassland, Wildflower Meadow, Scrub, Hedgerows, Woodland edge, Pond, Recent Secondary Woodland.
Notable Wildlife: Yellow Rattle, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Burnet, Field Scabious.
Other features:
Site Map
Management
- Mowing of wildflower meadows
- Thistle topping
- Maintenance of furniture
- Footpath cutting
- Restoration of hedges
- Pond clearance
- Venue accessibility
- Parks and Green Spaces
- Park Events
- Park Sites
- Conservation and Wildlife Sites
- Fruit Picking and Foraging Policy
- Trotshill Community Orchard Project
- Lyppard Grange Local Nature Reserve
- Cherry Orchard Local Nature Reserve
- Gorse Hill and Elbury Mount Local Nature Reserve
- Laugherne Brook Local Nature Reserve
- Offerton Lane Local Nature Reserve
- Perry Wood Local Nature Reserve
- Ronkswood Hill Meadows Local Nature Reserve
- Hillwood Meadow
- New Plantation Local Nature Reserve
- Tolladine Wood Local Nature Reserve
- Warndon Wood Local Nature Reserve
- Newtown Green
- Northwick Lido
- Perdiswell Marsh
- Racefield Meadow
- Trotshill Field and Copse
- Play Area Sites
- Parks and Wildlife Sites Volunteers
- Holding your event in a park or green space
- Football Pitches
- Service standards for the management of trees in the city
- Worcester Show
- Find Community Activities and Venues in Worcester
- Sport and Leisure Facilities
- Sport, Art and Play Development
- Tourist Information Centre
- Museums
- Allotments
- Online Library Facility
- Live Event Listings (Worcester Live)
- Public Toilets