Knowledge

St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve

Source 📝

40: 256: 53: 60: 92: 248:
hospital to serve the area. The disease later was under control, and fewer such hospitals were needed; the hospital closed in May 1960. It re-opened in November 1961 as a regional
52: 347: 342: 225:, one of the butterfly species to be seen, is the emblem of the reserve. There are waymarked trails, and seating is provided at regular points around the site. 107: 233:
Farmland, part of Brickbarns Farm, was requisitioned in 1943 for the construction of a hospital which would receive American servicemen injured in the planned
39: 311: 241: 255: 352: 357: 237:; other land in the Malvern area was also requisitioned for the same purpose. It was known locally as "Brickbarns Hospital". 86: 201:, England. The site was formerly the location of St Wulstan's Hospital, and was established as a nature reserve in 1997. 100: 323: 161: 249: 272: 198: 79: 268: 194: 150: 271:
that the remaining land should be designated a local nature reserve. The site, consisting of formal
222: 282:
In November 2003 the St Wulstan's Residents' Association was formed. The reserve was given the
279:
and woodland, was landscaped and opened as St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve on 25 April 1997.
234: 283: 214: 336: 260: 210: 221:. Ornamental trees, planted by hospital patients, are among the native species. The 245: 17: 244:; it was renamed St Wulstan's Hospital, and in April 1950 it was opened as a 122: 109: 276: 240:
After the American military units left, the hospital was handed over to the
218: 312:"Nurture to Nature – a History of the St. Wulstan's Hospital Site" 254: 209:
The reserve, area 22 hectares (54 acres), is situated east of the
267:
Houses were built on part of the site. In 1996 it was agreed by
59: 326:
Worcestershire County Council. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
314:
Worcestershire County Council. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
252:
hospital, with 350 beds. The hospital closed in 1986.
156: 146: 138: 99: 85: 75: 32: 259:The reserve, viewed from the southern peak of 8: 29: 307: 305: 303: 301: 299: 27:Nature reserve in Worcestershire, England 348:Forests and woodlands of Worcestershire 343:Local Nature Reserves in Worcestershire 295: 7: 324:"St. Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve" 25: 191:St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve 33:St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve 74: 58: 51: 38: 137: 269:Malvern Hills District Council 1: 374: 250:psychiatric rehabilitation 67:Location in Worcestershire 46: 37: 353:Ancient woods in England 358:Malvern, Worcestershire 199:Malvern, Worcestershire 80:Malvern, Worcestershire 264: 142:22 hectares (54 acres) 258: 213:. It is a mixture of 195:local nature reserve 151:Local nature reserve 123:52.07028°N 2.31778°W 223:brimstone butterfly 119: /  265: 242:Ministry of Health 128:52.07028; -2.31778 235:Normandy landings 188: 187: 18:St Wulstan's 16:(Redirected from 365: 327: 321: 315: 309: 284:Green Flag Award 273:landscape garden 215:ancient woodland 184: 181: 179: 177: 175: 173: 171: 169: 167: 165: 163: 134: 133: 131: 130: 129: 124: 120: 117: 116: 115: 112: 95: 62: 61: 55: 42: 30: 21: 373: 372: 368: 367: 366: 364: 363: 362: 333: 332: 331: 330: 322: 318: 310: 297: 292: 275:, hay meadows, 263:just after dawn 231: 207: 164:.worcestershire 160: 127: 125: 121: 118: 113: 110: 108: 106: 105: 91: 71: 70: 69: 68: 65: 64: 63: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 371: 369: 361: 360: 355: 350: 345: 335: 334: 329: 328: 316: 294: 293: 291: 288: 286:in July 2008. 230: 227: 206: 203: 186: 185: 158: 154: 153: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 103: 97: 96: 89: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 66: 57: 56: 50: 49: 48: 47: 44: 43: 35: 34: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 370: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 340: 338: 325: 320: 317: 313: 308: 306: 304: 302: 300: 296: 289: 287: 285: 280: 278: 274: 270: 262: 261:Pinnacle Hill 257: 253: 251: 247: 243: 238: 236: 228: 226: 224: 220: 216: 212: 211:Malvern Hills 204: 202: 200: 196: 192: 183: 159: 155: 152: 149: 145: 141: 132: 104: 102: 98: 94: 90: 88: 84: 81: 78: 54: 45: 41: 36: 31: 19: 319: 281: 266: 239: 232: 208: 190: 189: 205:Description 147:Designation 126: / 101:Coordinates 337:Categories 290:References 170:/directory 93:SO 783 414 277:scrubland 219:grassland 178:_wulstans 111:52°4′13″N 182:_reserve 114:2°19′4″W 76:Location 229:History 180:_nature 172:_record 157:Website 87:OS grid 197:near 193:is a 174:/3327 217:and 166:.gov 139:Area 176:/st 168:.uk 162:www 339:: 298:^ 246:TB 20:)

Index

St Wulstan's

St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve is located in Worcestershire
Malvern, Worcestershire
OS grid
SO 783 414
Coordinates
52°4′13″N 2°19′4″W / 52.07028°N 2.31778°W / 52.07028; -2.31778
Local nature reserve
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/directory_record/3327/st_wulstans_nature_reserve
local nature reserve
Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern Hills
ancient woodland
grassland
brimstone butterfly
Normandy landings
Ministry of Health
TB
psychiatric rehabilitation

Pinnacle Hill
Malvern Hills District Council
landscape garden
scrubland
Green Flag Award



Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.