Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust at Brotheridge Green, about west of Upton-upon-Severn, in Worcestershire, England. It is on a section of a former railway line.
Description The reserve, which has an area of ,"Brotheridge Green" Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 1 November 2021. is a Site of Special Scientific Interest."Brotheridge Green Disused Railway Line SSSI" Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2021. It is about half a mile of a section of railway line between Malvern and Upton-upon-Severn, part of the Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway. The line closed in 1952."Malvern to Upton upon Severn, Tewkesbury and Ashchurch" Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle. Retrieved 1 November 2021."Brotheridge Green" Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
The eastern part of the site, near the road bridge, is a cutting where soil can remain damp; further west is an embankment, providing a different habitat with well-drained soil. The line is colonised with grassland, scrub and young trees. The site is noted for butterflies: more than 30 species have been recorded, including white-letter hairstreak, small copper and holly blue.
Links and biodiversity The Trust believes that links between areas of countryside are beneficial for biodiversity; it notes that this reserve is one of several grasslands and one orchard in the area.
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