Ancient broadleaved woodlands, calcareous grasslands, river, and cliffs

Ancient woodland and grassland supporting a large number of insects and birds.

The reserve is managed as part of an organic livestock farm in partnership with a local farmer and consists of neutral grassland, a small stream, a pond and areas of scrub and mature woodland.

Ownership of this reserves is split between the Wildlife Trust and the National Trust, however the Wildlife Trust has managed both areas since 1966. A real gem in the heart of Charnwood Forest,…

A charming area of ancient woodland of just over one hectare within a larger wet woodland complex.

The ever-changing wood, home to the Wilder Blean project where we have introduced European bison.

Part of an internationally important yew woodland, with steep chalky slopes occupied by a dense stand of yew overtopped in places by mature ash and beech.

A mixture of wetland and woodland habitats

The reserve runs along the scarp slope and consists of a mosaic of habitats from chalk grassland through scrub to woodland.

This must-see site for orchid aficionados has ancient woodland on a chalk escarpment with a clay cap. The slope of the valley supports mixed woodland of ash, hornbeam and beech with a hazel…