Hitchcock's Meadow Nature Reserve
Found on the rolling hills adjoining Danbury Common, Hitchcock's Meadow is wonderful mix of flower-rich ancient pasture, secondary woodland, scrubland and marsh
Tom Hibbert
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Found on the rolling hills adjoining Danbury Common, Hitchcock's Meadow is wonderful mix of flower-rich ancient pasture, secondary woodland, scrubland and marsh
Hitchcopse Pit is an old sandpit with a fascinating array of plant and insect life.
Hobbyhorse Wood is a mixed woodland – ancient woodland has been replanted with mixed species, mainly beech, hornbeam and oak with some conifers.
Meadows rich in bird and plant species
With its flower-rich fen meadow, lowland neutral grassland, reedbed, stream and willow carr, Hockley Meadows provides a diverse mix of habitats for a variety of species. Situated alongside the…
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…
A disused limestone quarry of particular interest for butterflies - in fact 24 species of butterfly have already been recorded here!
Within easy walking distance of Bishops Waltham, Hoe Road Meadow is a small, flower-filled hay meadow, sheltered by old hedgerows.
This nature reserve represents one of the finest remaining areas of wet unimproved grasslands in Norfolk
A beautiful chalksteam runs between Hoe Rough and Beetley Meadows, where brown trout and white-clawed crayfish swim, alongside a rich mix of fen and grassland habitats.
Hoftens Cross Meadow Local Nature Reserve is a small, 1.4 hectare, area of meadow and scrub with open public access. The agriculturally unimproved meadow is managed for wildlife and designated a…
Traditional beech woodland with a peppering of birdsong and spring flowers.
Lying along the edge of the river Medway, this patchwork of wet fields and scrub is criss-crossed by ditches and home to many rare and unusual plants and animals.
A raised mire once used for peat extraction, now an internationally designated wetland attracting many wildfowl.
This wetland reserve is the only known area of lowland bog in Cheshire that hasn't been cut for peat.
A wonderfully atmospheric ancient woodland nestled in a steep-sided Quantock Hills valley overlooking the Bristol Channel.
Common lizards hide amongst the specialist plants on this important peatland.
Dramatic scenery created by steep valley sides and exposed rock faces - it's a great place to see woodland wild flowers including bluebells and orchids.
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.
This hay meadow nature reserve offers glorious displays of wild flowers including orchids from spring to mid summer and is a great reminder of how wildlife rich our countryside can be if given a…
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