Nature Reserves

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…

Please do not visit Brockadale nature reserve over the Easter weekend or during the following weeks.

It is experiencing unsustainable numbers of people, which means this wildlife haven and…

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.

Bluebells, ramsons and other woodland plants offer a tapestry of colour in this idyllic mixed broadleaved woodland nature reserve. The sounds of twigs snapping during an early morning stroll…