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Staying safe in hot weather

Wednesday 13 July 2022

The charity caring for the Malvern Hills and Commons is urging visitors to take extra care ahead of the hot weather forecast for the coming week. The Malvern Hills Trust are reminding the public of the dangers of swimming in Gullet Quarry and of the…

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Part of Malvern's water heritage is restored

Tuesday 12 July 2022

Essential repairs have been made to the Guarlford Road trough following damage caused by ground subsidence. Old structural cracks within the trough and its supporting plinths had opened up as a result of the subsidence, putting the trough at risk of…

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Wildfire risk increases

Friday 08 July 2022

As warmer weather is forecast for the next week we're urging people not to have BBQ's or light fires on the Hills and Commons as the risk of wildfire increases. Recent warmer temperatures and low rainfall has resulted in the drying of the vegetation…

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Find your local meadow on National Meadows Day

Thursday 30 June 2022

Join in with the celebrations on National Meadows Day by visiting your local meadow. On Saturday 2nd July, people across the country will be recognising the importance of meadows, some of the UK’s most flower-rich habitats. To encourage people to t…

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Weevils released to tackle an invasive weed

Thursday 23 June 2022

It's Insect Week so we'd like to introduce you to a tiny insect that has been brought in to tackle a big problem in some of Malvern’s ponds.  Weevils have been released into two ponds near Guarlford Road to eat Water Fern Azolla filiculoides, an inv…

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Volunteers Week

Tuesday 07 June 2022

This Volunteers' Week we'd like to say a huge thank you to our volunteers who support our charity in caring for this special landscape. Following the difficulties of the pandemic which meant we had to halt almost all of our volunteer opportunities, …

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Access partnership provides an opportunity to reach the summit

Monday 06 June 2022

We're pleased to once again be part of the access partnership providing disabled access to the Malvern Hills. On Tuesday 7th June Malvern Rotary Club, Land Rover Experience Eastnor, Cafe H2O and the Malvern Hills Trust are working together in partne…

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Grazing returns to British Camp

Monday 06 June 2022

Corrected 8th June 2022 Cattle will be returning to graze parts of British Camp this week. Signage will be placed around the compartment to remind visitors that livestock graze here.  Stockwatch, the Trust’s notice with the locations of livestock o…

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Positive turnout for Trust by-election

Wednesday 01 June 2022

The Trust are pleased to welcome a new trustee has joined the board of the Malvern Hills Trust following a by-election in May. Mary Turner was voted onto the Board on the 5th May after standing for election in the Chase Ward. The voting turnout was…

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Office opening times - Jubilee weekend

Saturday 28 May 2022

Our office opening times will be different next week due to the Bank Holiday marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.The office will close to the public at 3:30pm on Wednesday 1st June and will reopen on Tuesday 7th June at 9am for the sale of car park …

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