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!

In a sheltered, secluded valley in the North York Moors lies lovely Little Beck Wood, close to the beauty spot of the Falling Foss waterfall and home to a wealth of wildlife.

This secluded canal-side spot offers a tranquil escape from the bustle of urban Keighley and Bradford, while the cliffs above it provide cracking glimpses of the Aire valley.

It might surprise you to find that Moorlands has nothing to do with moors. Instead, it's a charming little woodland, with majestic old trees, and colourful flowers in spring.

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…

From quarries and lorries to avocets and bitterns, the ongoing transformation of this working sand and gravel quarry into a shining example of a 21st-century wetland is truly extraordinary.

Get yourself down to North Cliffe Wood to gaze in awe at the stunning bluebells and flowering heathland, and listen in wonder to one of the best dawn choruses anywhere

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 beautiful area of limestone grassland and woodland in a steep-sided valley, this stunning space supports a range of special plants, insects and birds.

A long, thin reserve of wetland and grassland next to Doncaster’s iPort development, Parson’s Carr is one of several new sites around the edges of neighbouring Potteric Carr