Category
Wildlife reserves
RSPB reserves, Wildlife Trust sites, WWT wetlands and Woodland Trust ancient woods — places where birds, mammals and insects come first and visitors are welcome on the boardwalks.
1,106 places in this category.
Wildlife reserves by region
- 275 wildlife reserves in London
- 170 wildlife reserves in West Midlands
- 146 wildlife reserves in South East England
- 119 wildlife reserves in East of England
- 86 wildlife reserves in North East England
- 50 wildlife reserves in East Midlands
- 42 wildlife reserves in Scottish Highlands
- 38 wildlife reserves in South West England
- 31 wildlife reserves in Mid Wales
- 23 wildlife reserves in North Wales
Highlights
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Amwell Quarry
Amwell Quarry — nature reserve in United Kingdom.
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Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve
Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Bedfords Park
Bedfords Park — Havering London Borough green landscape, also an Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Biggin Wood
Biggin Wood — preserved ancient woodland.
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Bramley Bank
Bramley Bank — Nature reserve in Upper Shirley.
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Canvey Wick
Canvey Wick — nature reserve in Essex, United Kingdom.
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Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve
Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve — nature reserve in Cambridgeshire.
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Chafford Gorges Nature Park
Chafford Gorges Nature Park — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Cranham Marsh
Cranham Marsh — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve in the London Borough of Havering, England, UK.
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Crowsheath Wood
Crowsheath Wood — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Fobbing Marsh
Fobbing Marsh — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Fowlmere RSPB reserve
Fowlmere RSPB reserve — RSPB nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Foxley Wood
Foxley Wood — nature reserve in Purley, London, England.
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Gernon Bushes
Gernon Bushes — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Gillespie Park
Gillespie Park — nature reserve in the London Borough of Islington.
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Hales and Shadwell Woods
Hales and Shadwell Woods — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Horndon Meadow
Horndon Meadow — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Hunsdon Mead
Hunsdon Mead — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Hutchinson's Bank
Hutchinson's Bank is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Ingrebourne Valley
Ingrebourne Valley — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood
Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Langdon Nature Reserve
Langdon Nature Reserve — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Little Waltham Meadows
Little Waltham Meadows — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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New Cross Gate Cutting
New Cross Gate Cutting — nature reserve in London Borough of Lewisham, England, UK.
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Newland Grove
Newland Grove — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Paradise Fen nature reserve
Paradise Fen nature reserve — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve — local nature reserve in United Kingdom.
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Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve
Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Roding Valley Meadows
Roding Valley Meadows — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Rushy Mead
Rushy Mead — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Sawbridgeworth Marsh
Sawbridgeworth Marsh — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Stanford Warren
Stanford Warren — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Thorndon Park
Thorndon Park — Site of Special Scientific Interest in England.
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Thrift Wood
Thrift Wood — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Thurrock Thameside Nature Park
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Warley Place
Warley Place — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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West Wood, Little Sampford
West Wood, Little Sampford — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Wicken Fen
Wicken Fen — nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
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WWT London Wetland Centre
WWT London Wetland Centre — wetland reserve in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Adelaide Nature Reserve
Adelaide Nature Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Ainslie Wood
Ainslie Wood — local nature reserve in Greater London.
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Arkley Lane and Pastures
Arkley Lane and Pastures — nature reserve in Arkley.
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Arkley South Field
Arkley South Field is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Arlesey Old Moat and Glebe Meadows
Arlesey Old Moat and Glebe Meadows — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill
Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill — local nature reserve in Barnet, London, England.
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Ashley Lane
Ashley Lane — nature reserve in London.
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Astonbury Wood
Astonbury Wood — nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England.
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Balls Wood
Balls Wood — nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England.
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Barfield Allotments Nature Park
Barfield Allotments Nature Park — Parkland in London, England.
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Barnack Hills & Holes National Nature Reserve
Barnack Hills & Holes National Nature Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Barnet Countryside Centre
Barnet Countryside Centre is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Barnsbury Wood
Barnsbury Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Barton Gravel Pit
Barton Gravel Pit — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Barton Hills, Bedfordshire
Barton Hills, Bedfordshire — nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire.
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Bay Pond
Bay Pond — Nature reserve in Surrey, England.
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Beechwoods nature reserve
Beechwoods nature reserve is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Begwary Brook
Begwary Brook — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Bellenden Road Nature Garden
Bellenden Road Nature Garden is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Belmont Pastures
Belmont Pastures is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Belsize Wood
Belsize Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Bennett's Hole
Bennett's Hole — local Nature Reserve in Mitcham, London.
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Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve
Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Bonesgate Open Space
Bonesgate Open Space — a public park in London.
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Bowers Marsh RSPB Reserve
Bowers Marsh RSPB Reserve — RSPB nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Brampton Wood
Brampton Wood — nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
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Broad Colney Lakes
Broad Colney Lakes — nature reserve in London Colney, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many wildlife reserves are in this guide?
- We currently list 1,106 wildlife reserves across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
- Are these places free to visit?
- Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
- How often is this updated?
- A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.