Wessington Pasture
Pasture and woodland, home to a wide variety of wildlife.
©Andrew Parkinson/2020VISION
Pasture and woodland, home to a wide variety of wildlife.
We will be carrying out fencing repairs in the meadow
Visit Brae Pasture on a still, warm summer’s day and you’ll be enchanted by the colours of its wildflowers and butterflies. The views across the Ribble Valley to Pen-y-Ghent aren’t bad either!
The largest of our cluster of reserves at the north-eastern tip of Ingleborough, this diverse grassland is home to nationally rare flower species, including ten species of orchid. A rare example…
We will be cutting paths in the woodland
We will be sorting out the badger hide
We will be sorting out the badger hide
This small pasture is being restored after years of sheep grazing. It is an important wild link between neighbouring Ashes Pasture and Ingleborough National Nature Reserve.
A remnant of limestone grassland with species-rich springs and flushes
Generally found as part of lowland farms or nature reserves, these small, flower-rich fields are at their best in midsummer when the plethora of flowers and insects is a delight. Tiny reminders of…
Around the remains of old lead smelt mills, species rich grasslands contain a huge variety of different meadow flowers such as orchids, melancholy thistle and devil's-bit scabious.
Burnet moths and beautiful wildflowers brighten up this idyllic meadow near Chorley.