Nature Reserves

Nature has taken hold of this old station yard - bramble scrambles over the old platform, flower-filled grassland grows where once there were rail tracks and scrub growth provides sheltered…

Created as a result of sand and gravel quarrying, this is one of the few large areas of open water in this part of North Yorkshire and attracts a wide range and number of breeding and wintering…

Visit Brae Pasture Nature Reserve for breathtaking views across the Ribble Valley. In summer, experience a multitude of plants and flowers, with an expanse of yellow rock-rose in June and the rare…

Gorgeous upland woodland, typical of these acidic soils with oak, birch and holly, Broadhead Clough Nature Reserve offers a spectacular Pennine landscape with a dramatic past. An invigorating…

Know before you go: the car park is off Leys Lane, near the village of Little Smeaton - approach it from the Eastern end of Leys Lane. Please do not drive down from the West/A1 end as there is no…

Once a limestone quarry, this nature reserve is now an oasis for scrub, woodland and grassland plant species. Butterflies bask in the sun and other insects may be found seeking shelter in this…

The large, open lakes at Burton Riggs make it a fantastic place to watch wildfowl and waders, particularly during autumn migration and over the winter months.

On a walk round Cali Heath you'll soon discover it is not your typical nature reserve, rather a diamond in the rough. On close inspection you will be delighted by the detail of tiny flowering…

A wetland nature lover’s delight and a core wildlife site of the Dearne Valley, Carlton Marsh hugs the Cudworth Dyke and is best viewed from the footpath on the old railway line running the length…

A large expanse of lowland grassland, which floods in the winter, but dries out through the spring and summer. Home to flocks of ducks in winter, and ground nesting birds in spring.