'Relic' wood pasture, veteran trees and nationally rare acid grassland make up this site squeezed between major roads, railway lines, and the rapid urban development of Ashford.

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A small but beautiful reserve carved by the Ballagan Burn

A small raised bog with the characteristic domed centre; a very rare habitat in this part of Scotland

The reserve consists of reedmarsh and woodland with two blow wells, which are natural artesian springs.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust

One of the country's most important disused quarry habitats for wildlife

A semi-natural ancient woodland

A combination of geological exposures and internationally important grassland communities producing a site with a unique character

Bloody Oaks Quarry is one of the best places in Leicestershire and Rutland to enjoy a spot of wildflower hunting or butterfly watching. Most of this tiny reserve is species-rich limestone…

An old sandstone quarry, last worked in 1955

Bouldnor Forest is a fascinating nature reserve with a prehistoric past. Its variety of habitats including pine forest, heathland, cliffs and seagrass beds are home to plentiful wildlife.

Overlooking the English channel, the Capel-le-Fern reserve has great views of the chalk cliffs that gives the White Cliffs of Dover its name.

An impressive habitat and plant diversity and a great place to spot bird life in the Forth Estuary

A beautiful stretch of woodland with a beautiful steep-sided gorge that supports a large tract of ancient deciduous woodland

Former chalk quarries that now provide a variety of habitats for wildlife.

Ancient broadleaved woodland with some scrub and a meadow

Nature reclaimed this worked-out chalk quarry and created an outstanding centre for wildlife, which gives nature-lovers of all ages easy access to an amazing range of wild plants and animals.

A fabulous small ancient woodland

Wildlife and wildflowers have reclaimed this former quarry in the heart of the Ribble Valley, now a mosaic of woodland and meadows.

The Culand Pits are a dramatic reminder of the role the cement industry played in shaping the landscape in the Medway Valley. The site is owned by Trenport Investments Ltd who fund the management…