Llanymynech Rocks Nature Reserve

Spectacular old quarries with cliffs towering over the village. The site was designated a nature reserve more than 30 years ago, shared between the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trusts.

Today, much of it is woodland, with ash trees twined in wild clematis, or old man's beard, as it is also known, on account of the smoky wreaths of seed-heads that turn bushes and trees frosty white here in autumn. But the greatest botanical treasures are found in the short, calcareous grassland and old spoil heaps directly beneath the cliff.

Bee and pyramidal orchids grow here, along with the bright yellow rockrose and a whole herb garden of aromatic plants - thyme, marjoram and wild basil.

Follow brown tourist signs within Llanymynech to find the site.

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