Beach and relict sand dune grassland

Enter Sladden Wood for a peaceful escape and fantastic walk through the wood and hills of the Alkham Valley.

Nature reserve and country park consisting of steep-sided valleys fretted by streams.

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

A hidden piece of ancient woodland filled with wildlife.

These fragile woods support a diverse mixture of species from mighty oaks and majestic beech to violets and carpets of bluebells. The extremely rare greater butterfly orchids and delicate lady…

Big skies and ever changing wildlife make the evocative landscape of Spurn one of the Trust’s most iconic nature reserves.

A small but well-used urban reserve

Essex’s great transformation story, enjoy birdwatching and walking trails along the banks of the Thames.

Beautiful reserve consisting of old valley meadows, woodland & orchard.

A mosiac of habitats including woodland, scrub and chalk grassland.

A long meadow sloping northwards down to Burry Pill

Slow worms warming themselves up under rocks, lizards basking on sunny gorse, woodcocks performing their 'roding' display flight at dusk and evidence of hazelnuts chewed by dormice –…

Flower-rich meadows

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,…

In the 1960s, Wharram Quarry's owner, Lord Middleton, noticed bee orchids growing on the quarry floor and offered the site to the Trust. Today, it's a beautiful, species rich grassland…

The Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve, just a few miles south-east of York, is one of Yorkshire's premier wildlife destinations - and Wheldrake Ings is the jewel in its crown.

A wildlife haven at the heart of bustling Winchester