© Hammonds Field © Hammonds Field © Hammonds Field by Paul Richards © Hammonds Field by Paul Richards Hammond’s Field One of the few remaining areas of unimproved farmland around the moorland fringes. Open View more images of Hammond’s Field Explore AboutLocationDownloads Please be aware that dogs are not permitted on this reserve. Always follow the Countryside Code. Respect, Protect, Enjoy your local green spaces. About Hammond’s Field Nature Reserve One of the few remaining areas of unimproved farmland around the moorland fringes, Hammond’s Field forms a small part (x4.2 hectares) of the South Pennine Moors Special Protected Area (SPA). Rich in wildlife, this semi-improved wet pasture has an interesting mosaic of habitats enclosed by traditional drystone walls. Note: There is no access to the field itself, but a viewing area has been created at the south west corner at the end of approach track, which is a permissive path. Hammond’s Field is generally very wet in winter as evidenced by large areas of soft rush and smaller clumps of sphagnum moss. Field woodrush and grasses such as Yorkshire fog, common bent and marsh foxtail are very much in evidence. Other common species include creeping buttercup, cuckooflower, heath b