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.
Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.
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Purchased in 2023, this ancient woodland site sits on top of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With beautiful grassland valleys on one side, and the Forestry England woodland on…
Fidelity International has won The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark award for adopting measures that allow wildlife to thrive.
Avery's Pightle is one of Berkshire's few remaining unspoiled meadows. It is rich in insect life and nesting birds, and 137 species of plants have been recorded here.
A lakeside sprinkled with wild flowers - a haven for birdwatchers with tufted duck, kingfisher and common tern.
Please note: Swimming and fishing are not permitted.
A small Beech woodland set within the wider Therfield Heath landscape, this reserve attracts a variety of bird species.
Living Landscape Development Manager Rachel Hackett highlights the plight of Local Wildlife Sites – an essential part of the UK’s nature recovery network
The adder's-tongue fern is so-named because the tall stalk that bears its spores is thought to resemble a snake's tongue. An indicator of ancient meadows, it can be found mainly in…