Tarn Sike
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A wild open place, Tarn Sike's lime-rich flushes support orchids, bird's-eye primrose and other plants.
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Barnsley Main Nature Reserve
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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.
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Red mason bee
The red mason bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow…
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
Red ant
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
Red squirrels
There are two species of squirrel in the UK; red squirrels and grey squirrels. Red squirrels are our native species and have lived in the UK for around 10,000 years, grey squirrels were introduced to the UK from North America by the Victorians in the 1800s, the first record of them escaping and establishing a wild population is 1876.
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The Wildlife Trusts believe that people are part of nature. Everything we value comes from it, and everything we do impacts upon it. By adopting a joined-up approach to our precious land, across developments and agriculture, we can bring about benefits that will work for people, for society and for wildlife, too. There are solutions where everyone can win.
Red dead-nettle
Red dead-nettle does not sting. It displays dense clusters of pinky-red flowers in whorls around its stem, and can be found on disturbed ground, such as roadside verges.
Red clover
A familiar 'weed' of gardens, roadsides, meadows and parks, red clover has trefoil leaves and red, rounded flower heads. It is often used as fodder for livestock.
Red bartsia
As its name suggests, Red bartsia does have a red tinge to its stem, leaves and small flowers. Look for it on roadside verges, railway cuttings and waste ground in summer.
Red mullet
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!