An old sandstone quarry, last worked in 1955

Bouldnor Forest is a fascinating nature reserve with a prehistoric past. Its variety of habitats including pine forest, heathland, cliffs and seagrass beds are home to plentiful wildlife.

A mire is an area of swampy or boggy ground; Brimley Hill is a delightful spring-line mire site hidden away on the Blackdown Hills surrounded by woodland.

A small but dramatic former limestone quarry

Typical limestone woodland with magnificent display of spring flowers interspersed with species rich grassland. Wax cap fungi and yellow meadow ants are found here. Great views over the Kent…

The combination of woodland, wildflowers and butterflies means that this limestone-based reserve is buzzing with life – a real summer treat!

Bubbenhall Wood and Meadow nature reserve is nestled in the heart of the Dunsmore Living Landscape. Enjoy the contrast of ancient woodland and new meadow with ponds and pools.

Overlooking the English channel, the Capel-le-Fern reserve has great views of the chalk cliffs that gives the White Cliffs of Dover its name.

An impressive habitat and plant diversity and a great place to spot bird life in the Forth Estuary

A beautiful stretch of woodland with a beautiful steep-sided gorge that supports a large tract of ancient deciduous woodland

Chafford Gorges Nature Discovery Centre is set in a spectacular position over looking Warren Gorge. Chafford Gorges Nature Discvery Park offers 200 acres of green space for numerous wildlife and…

At the eastern end of St Martin’s, Chapel Down plateau is one of the best examples of ‘waved’ maritime heathland across the archipelago. The steep granite cliffs are home to breeding Manx…

At nearly 200 hectares, this beautiful nature reserve abounds with ancient history, atmosphere and wildlife. Grasslands support an array of butterflies in the summer, whilst the woodlands burst…

Be sure to stop when you are on the Monsal Trail to admire this beautiful reserve with a quarry and 200ft steep-sided gorge! Part of a string of nature reserves along the Monsal Trail in the Wye…

Former chalk quarries that now provide a variety of habitats for wildlife.

A limestone grassland and scrub woodland covering 5 ha

Clawthorpe Fell is a fantastic example of limestone pavement, rich in wildlife and geologically important.

A fascinating place not only for wildlife but also for geology and industrial archaeology.

Ancient broadleaved woodland with some scrub and a meadow

Nature reclaimed this worked-out chalk quarry and created an outstanding centre for wildlife, which gives nature-lovers of all ages easy access to an amazing range of wild plants and animals.