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{{Short description|Nature reserve in Worcestershire, England}}
{{Infobox park
| name           = Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve
| image          = Brotheridge Green Railway Line Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 685226.jpg
| image_size     =
| image_alt      =
| image_caption  = Looking west from the road bridge
| map            = Worcestershire
| map_width      = 210
| map_caption    = Location in Worcestershire
| type           =
| location       = near [[Upton-upon-Severn]]
| nearest_city   =
| grid_ref_UK    = SO 816 412
| coordinates    = {{coord|52.0690|N|2.2693|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| area           = {{convert|2|ha}}
| operator       = [[Worcestershire Wildlife Trust]]
| visitation_num =
| status         =
| designation    = [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]]
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| website        = {{url|https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/brotheridge-green}}
}}
'''Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve''' is a [[nature reserve]] of the [[Worcestershire Wildlife Trust]] at Brotheridge Green, about {{convert|2.5|mi}} 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 {{convert|2|ha}},<ref name=trust>[https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/brotheridge-green "Brotheridge Green"] ''Worcestershire Wildlife Trust''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.</ref> is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref>[https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003289 "Brotheridge Green Disused Railway Line SSSI"] ''[[Natural England]]''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.</ref> It is about half a mile of a section of railway line between [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] and Upton-upon-Severn, part of the [[Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway]]. The line closed in 1952.<ref>[http://www.miac.org.uk/uptonline.html "Malvern to Upton upon Severn, Tewkesbury and Ashchurch"] ''Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.</ref><ref>[http://www.miac.org.uk/brotheridge.html "Brotheridge Green"] ''Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle''. Retrieved 2 November 2021.</ref>
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]].<ref name=trust/>
===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.<ref name=trust/>
==References==
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[[Category:Nature reserves in Worcestershire]]
[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Worcestershire]]
[[Category:Grasslands of the United Kingdom]]