Chalk reefs
A chalk reef is a natural seabed made from chalk that rises above the surrounding seafloor.
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Cromers Wood
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An ancient semi-natural woodland on the southeast side of a dry slope valley.
Maerl beds
Maerl beds are special underwater habitats found in shallow seas. They’re made by rare types of red seaweeds that grow into hard, twig-like lumps.
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.
Old Sludge Beds
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Paths and boardwalks allow you to get among the reed beds and ponds of this wetland reserve.
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
Hewitt's Chalk Bank
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A chalk downland site with a good plant community.
Shoal of citizen scientists needed for Shoresearch
The Wildlife Trusts call for help charting marine life
Hurley Chalk Pit
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A sliver of beech woodland and chalk grassland, Hurley Chalk Pit is visited by 15 species of butterfly and is home to wild orchids.
Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits
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Former chalk quarries that now provide a variety of habitats for wildlife.
Hexton Chalk Pit
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A small chalk grassland reserve on the scarp slope of the north-east Chilterns with wonderful views of the surrounding landscape.
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.