Broadway Gravel Pit
Plenty of plants, birds and mammals have colonised this seasonally-flooded former gravel pit.
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Plenty of plants, birds and mammals have colonised this seasonally-flooded former gravel pit.
Although introduced by humans, the fallow deer has been here so long that it is considered naturalised. Look out for groups of white-spotted deer in woodland glades.
Standing proud and tall, the red deer is our largest deer. With its massive antlers, it is an unmistakeable icon of the Scottish Highlands, but can be seen in northwest and southern England, too…
Sika deer were introduced to the UK in the 19th century. They are native to eastern Asia.
The attractive roe deer is native to the UK and widespread across woodland, farmland, grassland and heathland habitats. Look for its distinctive pale rump and short antlers.
The muntjac deer was introduced into the UK from China in the 20th century. It has gained a stronghold in southeast England, where it can cause damage to our woods through browsing.
Chinese water deer are easily distinguished from other deer by their strange teddy bear like appearance and the huge canine tusks displayed by the stags.
Barnsley Main is a rolling green, grassland surrounded by a fringe of woodland that was once the black spoil heap of the Oaks Colliery pit head that still stands on Oaks Lane.
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A tucked away area of downland forming a haven for wildlife
A charming pocket of old orchard - sit a while in the dappled shade of an apple tree and watch the insects buzz by.