Ledston Luck Nature Reserve
When hundreds of orchids are in bloom, the birds are singing, and the ponds are alive with dragonflies and damselflies, it’s a far cry from Ledston Luck’s industrial past.
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When hundreds of orchids are in bloom, the birds are singing, and the ponds are alive with dragonflies and damselflies, it’s a far cry from Ledston Luck’s industrial past.
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 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.
With three types of grassland close together, sporting a profusion of plants, early summer at Maltby Low Common is paradise for insects and botanists
Located next to our flagship nature reserve at Potteric Carr, the Manor Farm housing development is a ‘stepping stone’ to a larger, interconnected landscape for wildlife
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.
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
From a post-industrial wasteland to a family-friendly nature reserve with woodland, ponds and grassland, the transformation of this site benefits both wildlife and people.
A glacial lake formed at the end of the last Ice Age, Semer Water is the second-largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, and provides valuable habitat for breeding and wintering birds.
‘Impressive’ and ‘dramatic’ are two words you could use to describe this reserve on the western slopes of Ingleborough, but ‘WOW!’ should do the trick.
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