Ashes Pasture Nature Reserve
The largest of our cluster of reserves at the north-eastern tip of Ingleborough, this diverse grassland is home to nationally rare flower species, including ten species of orchid. A rare example…
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Brae Pasture Nature Reserve
Visit Brae Pasture on a still, warm summer’s day and you’ll be enchanted by the colours of its wildflowers and butterflies. The views across the Ribble Valley to Pen-y-Ghent aren’t bad either!
Bellfield’s Pasture
This small pasture is being restored after years of sheep grazing. It is an important wild link between neighbouring Ashes Pasture and Ingleborough National Nature Reserve.
Lowland meadow and pasture
Generally found as part of lowland farms or nature reserves, these small, flower-rich fields are at their best in midsummer when the plethora of flowers and insects is a delight. Tiny reminders of…
Rothwell Pastures Nature Reserve
Rothwell Pastures is branching out! As part of a woodland creation scheme in Leeds, new tree-planting is giving the reserve’s existing habitats and wildlife a natural boost.
Weybeck's Pasture - A Celebration of Summer
Excited to see her local reserve in the new edition of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust guidebook “Discover Yorkshire’s Wildlife”, Sara, one of our Telling our Story volunteers visited on a sunny day…
Newbiggin Pastures Nature Reserve
It’s only down the road from Aysgarth Falls, one of the Yorkshire Dales’ best-known beauty spots, yet picturesque Newbiggin Pastures feels remote and undiscovered, and has stunning views over…
Potteric Carr nature reserve
Famed for its wetland birds including bitterns and marsh harriers, explore the mosaic of habitats and enjoy the stunning vistas at Potteric Carr.
Purple moor-grass and rush pasture
This distinctive type of damp pasture is generally found on commons, as a component of lowland fen, or in undeveloped corners of otherwise intensively farmed landscapes.
Letchmire Pastures Nature Reserve
Mining bees now use the exposed coal bank of this former colliery, bee orchids bloom in the meadow, and the lagoons are a magnet for dragonflies!
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