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Mythe Railway Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve in Gloucestershire.〔 Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al., 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'〕 The site is listed in the ‘Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011’, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation',' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).〔(Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation', Key Wildlife Sites )〕 The site is owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It was held under lease from Tewkesbury Town Council for ten years from 1974. It was purchased by the Trust in 1984.〔 ==Location and habitat== The reserve is west of the A38 road and about one mile north of Tewkesbury. It lies between two rivers being the Severn and the Avon. The word 'Mythe' indicates a strip of land between two rivers. The reserve is a 700 yard stretch which starts from close to the northern entrance to Mythe Tunnel and is on the western slope of Mythe Hill.〔 The railway ran from Ashchurch to Great Malvern and was closed in 1961. It had operated for about one hundred years. Part of the old Salt Way from Droitwich runs below and parallel with the railway, called Paget's Way. This track provides access to the reserve.〔 The railway was constructed through an outcrop of Keuper Marl and thus has a range of plants which are unusual within the wider area. The site also provides warm, sheltered conditions. An Osier Bed and flood meadows adjoin the site, but these are not part of the nature reserve. There is a platform at the top of the embankment which provides good views over the Severn.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mythe Railway Nature Reserve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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