Ten Acre Wood and Meadows
A century-old oak plantation over hazel coppice, providing a marvellous source of berries for birds in Hillingdon.
A century-old oak plantation over hazel coppice, providing a marvellous source of berries for birds in Hillingdon.
Would you like to get stuck into some outdoor conservation work?
Join us for a day of mowing and raking at Ashes Pasture Nature Reserve.
These beautiful, herb-rich meadows are at their best between late-May and mid-July (after which they are cut for hay, weather permitting). Later, after the haycut, pale fields with geometric…
The last surviving example of unimproved grassland on Thames Gravel in Surrey.
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the…
Bubbenhall Wood and Meadow nature reserve is nestled in the heart of the Dunsmore Living Landscape. Enjoy the contrast of ancient woodland and new meadow with ponds and pools.
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.
An excellent example of an unimproved hay meadow. Designated as Kent's Coronation Meadow.
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
A hay meadow with wildlife-rich hedgerows
A late-blooming flower, Meadow saffron looks like a crocus, displaying similar pink flowers once its leaves have died back. It is a highly poisonous plant of meadows and woodland rides and…