Oligotrophic-mesotrophic lake, upland heathland and mire. Natural upland lake, 300 m above sea level.

Watery wonderland

The Loddon Nature Reserve's lake and shallow fringes create ideal conditions for wintering birds, such as gadwall, tufted duck, pochard and snipe.

This nature reserve attracts a wide range of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and bats despite its small size.

An ancient heathland, good for late-summer foraging

Just a stone's throw from Southampton Water and the docks, Lower Test is a patchwork of floodplain meadows, marshes and reedbeds that host a huge variety of wildlife.

A coastal reserve offering fantastic views.

Discover the last remaining piece of fenland on the Gwent Levels. Its patchwork of habitats supports a rich diversity of wildlife throughout the year.

Marshes Hill Common Local Nature Reserve is all that's left of a once extensive heathland that covered the area. It is now an island of heathland with great views over the surrounding…

A wild area of saltmarsh, rush pasture and mire bordering the River Dyfi. An important part of the Dyfi Estuary and Montgomeryshire's only coast!

A small undisturbed area of wet woodland and a haven for birds.

From quarries and lorries to avocets and bitterns, the ongoing transformation of this working sand and gravel quarry into a shining example of a 21st-century wetland is truly extraordinary.

A wetland nature reserve which forms a stepping stone for wildlife in the Lugg Valley.

An important wetland reserve with a range of bird species. PLEASE NOTE: avoid this reserve on the 4th November when several lorries will be delivering chalk to support our reserve management.…

A huge area of washland home to thousands of wintering ducks and breeding waders

Pentle Bay, off the east side of Tresco, forms part of a larger SSSI complex including several offshore islands like Merrick Island and Round Island. We manage the offshore islands, whilst Pentle…

A reminder of the wild expanse of wetland, heath and woodland of days past.

As the River Severn ebbs and flows, flocks of birds feast on the invertebrate-rich mudflats under the wide, open skies of this estuarine reserve.

Old 'ridge and furrow' meadows thick with wild flowers and grasses - a link to our natural and agricultural past.

Grassland which floods when river levels are high, wet marsh pools, borrow pits and a roadside dyke.