Mitton Marsh Conservation Area
Nearest to
Stourport-on-Severn
Parking
No car park but some on street parking available.
Opening times
Every day of the year.
Location
Located East of Stourport-on-Severn just off Hartlebury Road.
See on Google maps
Map reference
SO 81920 71457
What3Words
goal.grows.little (Millfields Drive car park entrance)
About
Mitton Marsh Conservation Area was established in 2021 and forms part of the River Stour wildlife corridor and flood plain.
The site is made up of a two halves. One is open to public access and has a pleasant riverside walk linking Mill Lane with Millfields Drive and open pasture which is grazed annually by our cattle. The other half is closed to public access as it is mainly wet woodland and continues upstream to just past the old Severn Valley Railway viaduct.
Under Mill Lane is an Eel Pass funded by the Severn Rivers Trust which allows young eels to pass upstream along the Stour against the flow of the river.
Related walk
Hartlebury Leapgate Circular Walk 2.5 miles / 4 kilometres
The Hartlebury Leapgate Circular Walk will take you along Leapgate old railway line which runs along the edge of Mitton Marsh Conservation Area. This route was created when the branch railway line that linked Stourport-on-Severn to Worcester was closed. Along this route you will also be able to explore the rich natural diversity of Hartlebury Common Local Nature Reserve, an important area of lowland heathland. Further on you will pass through the grounds of Charlton Mill, complete with its waterwheel, there has been a mill on this site since the 11th century. Continuing with the water theme you will pass Hillditch Pool, created when Titton Brook was dammed to provide power for nearby Titton Mill.
