At this former quarry, there’s now peace and quiet where there was once dust and noise. Disused lime kilns can still be found amidst grassland, broadleaved woodland, and scrub.

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.

The Lines Way, developed along a disused railway line, stretches for four miles, providing access to several wildlife sites. Hedgerows, scrub, woodland, ponds and wet woodland border the track and…

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!

This reserve’s woodland and grassland habitats are home to a wonderful array of plants, which grow in the undulating ‘ridge and furrows’ created by medieval farmers using oxen-pulled ploughs.

A dazzling array of floral colours and scents, hundreds of butterflies, singing yellowhammers, chirruping grasshoppers- a summer walk at Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit is a treat for the senses.

Tucked away by the side of a large bend in the muddy lower Ouse, the wetland and woodland habitats on this small reserve attract some brilliant wildlife all year round.

This sheltered stretch of a former railway line is a hidden haven for butterflies, moths and other insects. It reveals its simple splendour only to those who go looking for it.

If you’ve ever marvelled at the stunning view from Sutton Bank, you’ll have seen Lake Gormire below, and an enticing wood that’s crying out to be explored. That’s Garbutt Wood.

This ancient woodland nestles in a steep-sided valley carved out by glacial meltwater, flanked by flower-rich limestone grassland and marshes, and home to many specialised species.