Do you want to get closer to your local wildlife, develop your natural history skills and learn about what special wildlife you have right on your doorstep? The workshops are run in a relaxed ...

Situated on the boardwalk at Rushden Lakes Retail Park, our Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre is the gateway to the Nene Wetlands, a huge nature reserve made up of five connected wildlife sites. Regular ...

The Cambridge University environmental economist and author of a groundbreaking report on protecting global nature has set ...

About the reserve These two chalk quarries once provided hard chalk to build Cambridge University colleges and lime for cement. Today they support a variety of habitats that harbour some rare plants ...

About the reserve When gravel was extracted towards the end of the Second World War, little did people know that they were creating what would become a superb wildlife habitat. Decades on and a rich ...

A flower-rich limestone grassland reserve in the middle of Northampton These three meadow areas, close to Northampton town centre, are part of the larger Bradlaugh Fields Park complex. The reserve ...

A precious wildlife refuge sheltered in the heart of a fenland town. This reserve was originally several cottages and a railway 'borrow pit' from which ballast was removed. The pit has flooded to ...

A beautiful ancient woodland which is carpeted with bluebells in the spring Short Wood is a fragment of the Rockingham Forest, a medieval hunting forest. It is a designated Site of Special Scientific ...

About the reserve Overhall Grove is the largest elm woodland in Cambridgeshire. The elms invaded after traditional management for woodland products declined in the early 1900s. They have been badly ...

Nature conservation in the UK has traditionally focused on the preservation of specific sites. But outside these few places, natural habitats have been lost on an unprecedented scale and many species, ...

Complementing the flower-rich grassland of Whipsnade Heath, Landpark Wood offers a tranquil spot to enjoy the sights and sounds of the English countryside. Veteran large, multi-stemmed beech trees can ...

About the reserve Old Sulehay Forest is a fragment of the ancient Rockingham Forest, a royal hunting forest that extended from Wansford to Kettering. Other areas of the reserve are associated with ...