Nower Wood is one of?two private educational nature reserves run by the Trust and features?classrooms, amenities and acres of beautiful natural surroundings. Whilst Nower Wood is?closed to the general public, The Trust holds regular courses, children’s?events and open days at the reserve, as well as hosting school sessions most week days.
Kent Wildlife Trust and the Port of Dover are restoring Old Park Hill by converting overgrown scrub into a mosiac of scrub with chalk grassland. This site has a range of habitats including woodland, scrub, chalk grassland and neutral grassland. It has the potential to be a site for wildlife such as Adonis blue butterflies, …
Take a short boat trip to this wild and remote shingle spit, the largest in Europe. Follow trails through a stunning landscape and a history that will both delight and intrigue. Discover an internationally important nature reserve littered with debris and unusual, often forbidding, buildings from a sometimes disturbing past. Please note:?charge for ferry over …
Left to Essex Wildlife Trust by Mrs Phyllis Currie, there are a variety of habitats that support plenty of plants, birds and insects. The stunning lake and surrounding streams are fantastic for dragonflies and damselflies, with over 13 species being recorded. Keep an eye out for a flash of blue and orange along the streams …
Three enclosed fields of exceptionally species-rich, unimproved, neutral grassland, managed as traditional hay meadows, near Chippenham. Two are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest and the other is a designated County Wildlife Site. With its fantastic population of green-winged and southern marsh orchids, Sutton Lane Meadows is one of the best meadow sites in Wiltshire.
The Noak Bridge Nature Reserve consists of 20 acres of mixed grassland, scrub, developing woodland and small ponds stretching along the northern side of the A127 (Southend Road) with Noak Bridge village to the west. The main entrance is at the south end of Eastfield Road, off Wash Road, south of Barleylands (see?map). It is …
At the heart of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Blakeney National Nature Reserve boasts wide open spaces and uninterrupted views of the beautiful North Norfolk coastline. The four mile long shingle spit of Blakeney Point offers protection for Blakeney Harbour and the surrounding saltmarshes, providing a perfect habitat for the vast array …
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A magical land of power and influence for more than 2,000 years, Dinefwr is an iconic place in the history of Wales. Two forts are evidence of a dominant Roman presence. The powerful Lord Rhys held court at Dinefwr and influenced decisions in Wales. The visionaries, George and Cecil Rice designed the superb 18th-century landscape …
Saddlescombe Farm is a hidden gem on the South Downs Way. Near Devil’s Dyke in West Sussex, the hamlet is only five miles from the seaside city of Brighton. Documented in the Domesday Book, this unique example of a Downland farm recounts what life was really like throughout the last 1,000 years. Intriguingly, it was …
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For many, one of the iconic views of Pembrokeshire is the open expanse of St Bride?s Bay greeting you as you approach Newgale. In 2003, we were left the Southwood Estate as a generous legacy by Mrs Maurer. She loved this part of the world and hoped that we would look after its special qualities …
Low Barns is a valuable wetland reserve and one of County Durham?s most important wildlife sites, located adjacent to the River Wear. Previously farmland and pits, Low Barns is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and has been managed by DWT since 1964 when gravel extraction ceased. There are three lakes and interconnecting streams, …
Low Hall (LNR) is located right next to Amberswood and, although smaller, is also a very important link in the Wigan Borough wildlife corridor. It has a mixture of woodland and wetland and is rich in wildlife and habitats. The area is a haven for nesting birds in spring and summer including five RSPB red …
This ten acre haven for wildlife is a short walk from the neighbouring WaterWorks Centre nature reserve. Built by the East London WaterWorks Company in the mid 1800?s they demonstrate how previously industrial areas can become valuable habitats for wildlife. In 1852 London suffered its worst ever outbreak of cholera, a lethal disease which thrives …
Lavender Pond?is a 2.5 acre?local nature reserve?in?Rotherhithe?in the?London Borough of Southwark. It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by?The Conservation Volunteers. The nature reserve has an area of woodland as well as the pond.
The chalk spoil heaps on Howell Hill were?created in the 1960s when the adjoining school playing fields were levelled. The area was left unmanaged for many years,?but?now shows a great deal of variety for such a small site. Some 260 kinds of flowering plants have been recorded, including large colonies of mouse-eared hawkweed and kidney …
Situated on the site of former Kirkstall Power Station, Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve is a fantastic example of nature restoration. The reserve now supports large areas of wildflower meadow and young woodland. Formed on a plateau of fly ash deposits and later landfill, the site was capped and seeded with native wildflower species in the …
St Ives Town Council received Ingle Holt from GW Wright Ingle in 1934 it was originally intended for it to be a riverside park with shrubs and flower beds. This?idea was thankfully quietly abandoned and most of the Island was locked up for years, leaving nature to run riot. Local government reorganisation in 1974 meant …
Hopton Quarry is a good example of how wildlife can recolonise limestone quarry workings. The reserve is made up of three quarries supporting a rich variety of wild flowers and habitat that are both locally and nationally important. On the flat quarry floors a rich diversity of limestone plants have started to grow. From late …
Ham Common is a heathland next to Poole Harbour. It offers beautiful views over the harbour, to the Purbecks. The common has an adjoining beach, lake and area of woodland. Parking You can park in both free car parks: Lake Drive car park the viewpoint car park on Napier Road (Rockley Holiday Park) Dogs Your …
Ham Street Woods is part of the larger Orlestone Forest, a fragmented area of woodland that is the remnant of a continuous oak forest that once covered the Weald. As well as being one of the first National Nature Reserves to be designated in 1952, Ham Street Woods is nationally designated as a Site of …
Happy Bottom Nature Reserve is part of the Corfe Barrows Nature Park partnership of landowners who have come together to create a special place for local communities and visitors to explore and enjoy the local countryside, its history and its wonderful wildlife. Happy Bottom Nature Reserve includes the stream valley that flows through the nature …
The Furness Fells, and in particular the Rusland Valley, provide a fascinating background to the Reserve. The influence of man?s early domestic industries, such as sheep farming, the wool trade and the coppicing of the woodlands for the production of charcoal, iron and gunpowder are evident throughout the valley. A Bark-Peelers Hut and Pitstead have …
Healey Dell is a beauty spot and wildlife sanctuary rich in industrial archaeology, 2?miles from Rochdale town centre on the way to Whitworth and Bacup. The River Spodden has carved its way through the woodlands down thousands of years, creating delightful scenery and spectacular waterfalls which once powered ancient corn, wool and cotton mills. A …
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