
Grass Wood Nature Reserve
Discover delightful Grass Wood, a woodland full of character and wildlife in beautiful Wharfedale.
North Cave Wetlands (C) John Potter
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See our visitor centre details for more information about Potteric Carr and Spurn, including opening times.
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Discover delightful Grass Wood, a woodland full of character and wildlife in beautiful Wharfedale.
Along with the better-known Oliver’s Mount, Harland Mount has been referred to as one of Scarborough’s ‘twin peaks’, offering magnificent views across the town and over the sea.
A wild woodland wonderland where childhood memories are made, with activities and adventures to enjoy all year round, wildlife and wildflowers to discover – and a weird plant.
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
A new type of nature reserve, Manor Farm sits adjacent to Potteric Carr and a new housing development. It is a stepping stone into the larger, interconnected wildlife corridor - making South…
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
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