This traditional village orchard has locally distinct fruit varieties and is home to a wonderful array of wildlife

An area of chalk downland with old chalk spoil heaps that are rich in wildflowers. Managed on behalf of Surrey County Council.

A picturesque valley of pasture and old parkland with magnificent Oak, Beech, Ash and Wild Cherry trees.

Restored chalk grassland, Priest Hill has been transformed from abandoned playing fields into a home for wildlife.

A large area of secluded chalk grassland and woodland, supporting many rare plants and insects, which has benefited from the return of traditional grazing.

Warley Place is open every day during daylight hours. This 25 acre reserve is the site of a house and once famous Edwardian gardens belonging to Ellen Willmott, it is now maintained as a nature…

A chalk woodland wonder on London’s southern extremity.

Chalk grassland and yew woodland combine to make this North Downs landscape particularly special for wildlife lovers.

A secluded chalk grassland reserve and butterfly spotter’s paradise.

This rare fragment of surviving downland in Biggin Hill is said to have inspired a local man called Charles Darwin.

These marvellous wildflower meadows are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

In the rough grass, where errant golf balls look like puffball mushrooms, a natural habitat boasts beautiful butterflies and awesome orchids.

Downe Bank is a uniquely special nature reserve, due to fundamental scientific studies carried out here by Charles Darwin.

The Thorndon Nature Discovery Centre is situated in Thorndon Country Park. There are some fantastic walks through ancient woodland and historic deer parks which lie close alongside recently…

Chafford Gorges Nature Discovery Centre is set in a spectacular position over looking Warren Gorge. Chafford Gorges Nature Discvery Park offers 200 acres of green space for numerous wildlife and…

A chalk downland site with a good plant community.

A haven for many rare plant species.

An area of rich chalk grassland on the Shabden Park Estate. Managed on behalf of Surrey County Council.

An area of meadowland, hedgerows, mature trees and ponds spanning the Rye Brook near Leatherhead.

An ancient woodland with sweeping Bluebell carpets, choirs of songbirds, small streams and ponds. Astonbury Wood is one of the richest habitats in Hertfordshire and home to rare, threatened and…