Ellerburn Bank Nature Reserve
A small, sloping limestone grassland on the edge of Dalby Forest, Ellerburn Bank is crammed full of wildflowers, and is at its best on sunny days in June and July.
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A small, sloping limestone grassland on the edge of Dalby Forest, Ellerburn Bank is crammed full of wildflowers, and is at its best on sunny days in June and July.
With over 70 species of plant, many of which are locally rare and nationally declining, this botanically important reserve is a hidden gem
The last remaining freshwater marsh of any size in the area, Filey Dams is a magnet for migratory birds but is also a haven for plants, small mammals and amphibians.
High in the Yorkshire Dales on Malham Moor, close to Malham Tarn, is one of our smallest and oldest reserves. It’s named after its brightest and best-known attraction – the globeflower.
Discover delightful Grass Wood, a woodland full of character and wildlife in beautiful Wharfedale.
Vivid cerise marsh orchid spikes grow within grassy glades surrounded by hawthorn scrub. Large pastured fields that attract whimbrel in autumn are surrounded by mature hedgerows, home to farmland…
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.
As you stroll through the orchard, woods and grassland of peaceful Kirkstall Valley, you’ll completely forget that you’re close to the urban heart of one of the UK’s biggest cities.
It doesn’t have to be the Summer of Love to enjoy an explosion of flower power. Let Ledsham Bank’s vivid wildflower display blow your mind this June or July!
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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