A large and attractive lake in the Colne Valley with nationally important numbers of wintering birds, including spectacular Goldeneye and Smew.

With its flower-rich fen meadow, lowland neutral grassland, reedbed, stream and willow carr, Hockley Meadows provides a diverse mix of habitats for a variety of species. Situated alongside the…

Park Wood Nature Reserve is a serene ash woodland that’s had continuous woodland cover for hundreds of years. Limestone pavement is a feature of the local area and at Park Wood trees struggle to…

In this park on the edge of Barnsley, nature is reclaiming the land from an old colliery spoil heap and landfill site, and it’s full of surprises

Brough Park Fields Nature Reserve is a site of open meadows and woodland at the back of Brough Park in the centre of Leek.

A pleasant green link between two larger Exeter Valley Parks with a number of good footpaths and cycleways. It is an urban fringe site with a meadow, orchard and mature trees.

Northbrook…

Good for locals to enjoy wildlife within a public park

Discover, in a corner of Cassiobury Park, a wildlife haven close to the heart of a bustling town.

Holme Park Quarry is a little corner of relic limestone pavement with fabulous flora and a surprising view.