Balnaguard Glen
Birch and juniper woodland with beautiful views of the valley below
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Birch and juniper woodland with beautiful views of the valley below
Wildflower meadows, native woodland and wildlife ponds house bats, badgers, hedgehogs, and abundant plant, bird and butterfly species.
A wonderful heathland haven with some very special wildlife.
Cooks Field is a flower rich limestone grassland on steep slopes and traditional hay meadows on the higher and flatter ground. It is an important site for grassland butterflies.
See prehistoric-looking dragonflies and insect-eating plants and listen for the bizarre calls of the elusive nightjar.
"Gruffy” or “groovy” ground is the Mendip name for land with numerous mineshafts, and other mining hollows, such as those covering most of the reserve. Lead was mined here in the 16th and…
A fantastic post-industrial nature reserve with an explosive history.
Sadly this woodland is badly affected by ash die back. This means that the ash trees are not in good health, they and their limbs are prone to failing and falling. We do not recommend visiting…
Two attractive areas of ancient woodland, including a small flower-rich meadow at Adam's Green
The combination of lakes and ponds, woodland and sheltered sunny areas make the former gravel pits at Hilton a haven for wildlife, in fact it's one of the best places to see bats and…
Ketton Quarry is very much still a working limestone site, but parts of the area have been reclaimed by nature. Grassland, scrub and woodland are starting to creep back in, making the most of the…
Ancient and regenerating woodland over former clay mining, dating back to Roman times
A sweeping coastal reserve including high energy intertidal wetlands, species rich coastal grassland, freshwater wetlands and scrub.
Mascall's Wood comprises of an area of broadleaved ancient woodland on very steep slopes with a great diversity of woodland flora and lower slopes.
This steeply-sloping medieval woodland in East Barnet is a great place to spot bats and is also home to rare trees and flowers.
Owl Wood is perhaps misnamed. Although there are owls, it’s a different kind of flying creature that’s really at home here and in neighbouring Pit Plantation – bats.
A wet meadow next to the River Wey that supports a number of rare plants and birds.
A beautiful woodland with an abundance of springtime bluebells and a haven for bats.
A small broadleaved wood in South Marston near Swindon.
This tiny quarry reserve is one of the best spots in Leicestershire to enjoy wildflowers and the diversity of wildlife that they attract, so a trip in late spring and the summer to enjoy orchids,…
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