A beautiful ancient woodland in the heart of Cumbernauld

Sweeping panoramic views are not what you expect to find in the heart of the Medway towns but this site has long defied convention. This is our most diverse reserve which is home to the largest…

Downe Bank is a uniquely special nature reserve, due to fundamental scientific studies carried out here by Charles Darwin.

A small area of lime-rich dune grassland

Two man-made lochs, Hen Poo and Mill Dam, surrounded by attractive mature woodland

A haven for lime loving flora

Varied ancient wood pasture with ponds, streams, meadows and reclaimed arable land under conversion back to woodland

A west and south-west facing slope of the North Downs on the eastern side of the Darent Valley.

A large reedbed with ditches and lagoons

Mixed woodland of great variety with streams and an open heathy area

Notable for its stunning collection of wildflowers

Low-lying wet birchwood.

A small but characterful oak woodland

Remnant of a large floodplain mire

A little wildlife oasis in the heart of residential Teesside

Two steep sided beck valleys with an area of grassland in between

A chalk downland site with a good plant community.

A woodland with a young, regenerating structure

Rich in flora and fauna, this important reserve contains Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open heath.

An outstanding example of lowland heath with a wealth of fauna and flora.