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The Weir Garden is a National Trust property near Swainshill (see Stretton Sugwas), Herefordshire, lying alongside the River Wye west of Hereford on the A438 road.〔(National Trust web pages for 'The Weir' ) accessed 4 November 2013〕 The garden covers 10 acres (4 hectares), and was the creation of its prior owner, Roger Parr, and his head gardener William Boulter. The adjoining house is used as a nursing home and is not open to the public.〔National Trust leaflet entitled 'Welcome to The Weir Garden - Information to help you enjoy your visit'〕 The south facing aspect of the garden allows for a wide variety of plantings, and this, combined with the riverside, attract a notable variety of wildlife. Notable birds include blackcaps, mute swans, kingfishers, goosanders and in summer, sand martins, whilst teal often over-winter here. There are also a great many insects, including the rare club-tailed dragonfly, banded demoiselle damselflies and white-legged damselflies, plus a range of butterflies, hoverflies and crickets.〔National Trust leaflet entitled 'The Weir Garden - Information to help you enjoy your visit'〕 The ruins of a Roman temple possibly associated with a high-status Roman villa, which may have connections to the nearby Roman town of Magnis, lie inside the Weir Garden by the River Wye. There is an octagonal cistern filled by a spring, and a ruined buttress by the river. These are the highest standing Roman ruins in Herefordshire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2013-04-04 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2013-04-04 )〕 The property is open on Wednesday to Sunday from February until October.〔(National Trust web pages for 'The Weir' ) accessed 9 December 2008〕 ==External links== * (The Weir information at the National Trust ) 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「The Weir Garden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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