Nature Reserves

Birches Farm boasts a stunning array of wild flowers across a patchwork of fields. The meadows are bordered by thick hedgerows and there are two ponds at the site. The reserve is recognised as a…

Bodenham Lake is an important overwintering and breeding area for birds and other aquatic wildlife and half of the site is managed as a wildlife refuge with restricted public access. More than 160…

A wooded reserve showing the results of different management histories within an area.

A triangular reserve containing mostly neutral grassland, bounded at the north and south by woodland.

Cethin’s Meadow and nearby Little Marises Meadow are unimproved, species-rich, lowland neutral grassland fields lying within the Black Mountains Valley Living Landscape.

An ancient unimproved grassland with a rich flora

An ancient woodland clearly showing how it has developed from historical management practices

A grassland reserve with potential as an otter refuge

A reserve consisting of three parts with meadows and orchards.

The last remnant of a much larger peaty wetland area that existed in the 19th century