Common lizards hide amongst the specialist plants on this important peatland.

Birds and amphibians thrive in this small but important nature reserve hidden among the urban landscape.

Crown Farm Nature Reserve is a 17 hectare partly restored sand quarry, which forms a post extraction/restoration phase of the larger active Cheshire Sands quarry in Oakmere.

The Biddulph Valley Way lies just west of the town of Biddulph and follows the old railway.

A large area of acid bog with some areas of dry heath and bog pools

Hatchmere comprises a variety of habitats, including open water, fen carr and dry woodland

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.

A spectacular dale where you can admire the abundance of wild flowers. Part of a string of nature reserves along the Monsal Trail in the Wye Valley.

Species-rich grassland, wetland and woodland. See palmate newts and green tiger beetles.

One of our largest nature reserves located in the spectacular wild landscape of the Staffordshire Moorlands