A woodland reserve teeming with wildlife and ancient atmosphere, Prior’s Coppice is a relic of the wildwood that once covered all of Leicestershire and Rutland. When you step beneath the trees,…

Orchids are well represented here, notably the fragrant orchid, with scattered groups of early spider, bee and man.

Steep chalk escarpment and grassland.

An unimproved grassland with a thriving population of the declining Marsh Fritillary butterfly

An area of flower-rich unimproved grassland including numerous flushes

Unimproved sedge-rich pasture with some interesting glacial features

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Wildlife-rich hillfort

One of the country's largest surviving semi-natural ancient woodland

Once part of an industrial site, now home to an abundance of plants and insects

Soak up rainbow-bright wildflowers, skittering butterflies and beautiful birds on-high at this lofty nature reserve near Clitheroe.

Listen to the rolling waves on the sand and shingle, breathe in the saline scents of the saltmarsh, and watch the wonderful wildlife this very important and sensitive National Nature Reserve has…

The largest remaining fragment of the once extensive heathlands of Scotton Common.

A coastal reserve featuring chalk grassland and impressive sea cliffs

Former sand and gravel workings on either side of the Ayr Road out of Irvine

This area of wildflower-rich grassland is home to plants such as soft-leaved sedge and common wintergreen, as well as a pond and wooded quarry area with dormice.

Ancient Woodland with large areas undergoing restoration from more modern commercial forestry.

This reserve is home to thousands of wildfowl and waders in winter, and some very special plants in summer.

Picturesque rolling downland with chalk grassland flowers and butterflies, set in a working livestock farm as part of the wider Malling Downs area

A hidden piece of ancient woodland filled with wildlife.