A little gem of a woodland and wetland nature reserve. Stroll among dramatic high canopy trees planted as a victorian garden, enjoy close up views of the bird feeding station, popular with…

The largest of our cluster of reserves at the north-eastern tip of Ingleborough, this diverse grassland is home to nationally rare flower species, including ten species of orchid. A rare example…

Grassland borders beautiful ash woodland between Colt Park and the Settle-Carlisle railway. Here you’ll find a Scheduled Ancient Monument and other archaeological features.

Barnsley Main is a rolling green, grassland surrounded by a fringe of woodland that was once the black spoil heap of the Oaks Colliery pit head that still stands on Oaks Lane.

This beautiful and relatively undisturbed semi-ancient woodland in the western North York Moors is full of wildlife and has spectacular views across the picturesque valley towards Hambleton Hills…

Visit Brae Pasture on a still, warm summer’s day and you’ll be enchanted by the colours of its wildflowers and butterflies. The views across the Ribble Valley to Pen-y-Ghent aren’t bad either!

The steep, invigorating climb from the deep valley floor through the woods will ultimately reward you with beautifully rugged Pennine views, though there’s plenty to savour on the way up too.

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.

Burton Riggs is a valuable and popular green space, offering easy access to nature and a spot of serenity bounded by industrial units and the railway line on the edge of Scarborough.

With a mixture of open woodland, grassland and scrub, Carlton Marsh hosts an amazing variety of wildlife - a remarkable transformation from a polluted past.
A core wildlife site of the…