North Cave Wetlands (C) John Potter
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A little gem of a woodland and wetland nature reserve. Stroll among dramatic high canopy trees planted as a victorian garden, enjoy close up views of the bird feeding station, popular with…
On the edge of urban Barnsley, and well connected to other wildlife havens in the Dearne Valley, Barnsley Main is part of a green landscape with an industrial past.
Burton Riggs is a valuable and popular green space, offering easy access to nature and a spot of serenity bounded by industrial units and the railway line on the edge of Scarborough.
With a mixture of open wetland, a woodland, grassland and scrub, Carlton Marsh hosts an amazing variety of wildlife - a remarkable transformation from a polluted past.
Right in the heart of Barnsley, Dearne Valley Country Park is criss-crossed by inviting paths, taking you through woodland and grassland, with riverside wildlife to enjoy along the way.
In an area shaped by mining and farming, you can still see evidence of this reserve’s past as you enjoy its diverse range of present-day wild wonders.
In the lush, green, rolling countryside of the Howardian Hills, the wet pasture and lowland marsh of this tiny riverside reserve come alive with wildflowers in spring and summer.
This small wetland reserve in the southern Yorkshire Wolds is fed by several clear chalk springs, with flourishing flowers through the spring and summer months, and snipe in the winter.
Bounded on three sides by the river Hull and accessed by a 1.5 mile riverside walk, this spring-fed reserve is a remnant of extensive fens, rich in marsh plants.
This tranquil former limestone quarry is a veritable Aladdin’s Cave of botanists’ treasures. Its gems include several nationally scarce plants.
