Barnsley Main Nature Reserve
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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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.
The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too.
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
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Excellent for the outstanding display of thousands of orchids from late May to July and good for bird watching.
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This nature reserve is a mosaic of grassland, curragh and open meadow producing a diversity of species, where butterflies, beetles and spiders abound.
A recently replanted woodland with an abundance of interesting fungi species
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
Once a month, Robert attends his local Wildlife Watch group in Nottinghamshire. He’s been going for over a year now and has made lots of new friends; most of all, though, he loves how much he has…
An Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)! This small nature reserve features species rich grassland passing into peat bog with a variety of plant species including orchids.