Grazing marsh and ditches in a former floodplain important for birds and plants

Woodland and marshy grassland

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.

1,000 acres of wilderness in the Broads National Park, with floodplain marsh and lowland fen home to some of the largest populations of wading birds in the East of England.

An ancient woodland clearly showing how it has developed from historical management practices.

Improved grassland field planted up to become a future woodland in 2009

An acidic pond, within an ancient woodland site

A mixed secondary woodland supporting a large heronry

Ancient broadleaved woodland, which is located across the boundary between acidic and calcareous soils

An urban nature reserve with a rich variety of habitats

Ancient Ash woodland and Beech plantation

Made up of two of the most ancient woodlands in Leicestershire, stepping into Launde Woods is like stepping back in time. Oak, ash, hazel and field maple dominate Big Wood to the west, whilst Park…

A very rich wooded valley above a gill stream with meadows, ponds and scrub

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,…

Secondary mixed deciduous and wet woodland and lowland meadow

A reserve with a variety of habitats

One of the most magical things about visiting Wymeswold Meadows is the sense of seclusion you get when you step through the gates. The river is deeply cut, and, despite being so close to the road…