![]() ![]() Look out for localised species, such as felwort, yellow-wort, basil thyme, kidney vetch and pyramidal and bee orchids. Red Hill - This grassland nature reserve is probably an ancient fragment of Lincolnshire Wold down land, and there is a rich assemblage of chalk plants here and in the quarry. Merry's Meadow - The meadows have maintained the ridge and furrow pattern where cowslip, quaking-grass, greenwinged orchid and adders-tounge grow on the ridges. Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife TrustĬribbs Meadow - The fields lie on Boulder Clay, a heavy 'blue' clay containing much fragmented chalk and limestone Rose End Meadows - This reserve is made up of 11 small fields, showing how Derbyshire's limestone farmland would have looked 100 years ago. Priestcliffe Lees - Offering extensive views across the Wye Valley in the Peak District, this SSSI designated reserve lies on a limestone hillside above the famous Monsal Trail, a disused railway track, now a cycleway and a great way to explore Priestcliffe Lees. Hartington Meadows - Bursting with the colour of wildflowers through summer, this grassland nature reserve is cut for hay in mid-July. Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit - A wander through Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit in high summer will reveal a riot of colour, with dozens of butterflies fluttering around an explosion of wildflowers in some of the sheltered spots and farmland birds such as yellowhammers singing from the scrub.īirmingham and the Black Country Wildlife TrustĬastle Vale - Work carried out by the Nature Improvement Area team with the help of the local community has created ''magnificent meadows'' from a little-used, poor quality wasteland. Ledsham Bank - A botanist's dream come midsummer, Ledsham Bank is alive with colour from the fantastic displays of wildflowers. In spring and summer, the grassland is dotted with orchids and other flowering plants and buzzing with bumblebees. Yorkshire Wildlife TrustĪshes Pasture - An idyllic location in Ribblesdale adds to the charm of this diverse grassland nature reserve. ![]() Sheffield Wildlife TrustĬarr House Meadows - Here fields are hemmed by drystone walls and hedgerows and invertebrates such as butterflies, beetles, spiders and grasshoppers all thrive in the rich foliage. South Close Field - This small reserve is one of the best lowland meadows in the area, featuring grassland which is particularly good for spotting butterflies and a small pond attracting amphibians and damselflies. Over 120 plant species have been recorded here. The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseysideįreeman's Pasture - This nature reserve is one of the few species-rich grasslands remaining in Lancashire. Hannah's Meadow - This upland hay meadow and a grazing pasture are set within the traditional farming landscape of Teesdale, part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ![]() Sean Hawkins Meadow - Small species rich wet meadow by a stream and a small area of woodland Cumbria Wildlife TrustĪugill Pasture - Around the remains of old lead smelt mills, species rich grasslands contain a huge variety of different meadow flowers such as orchids, melancholy thistle and devil's-bit scabious. ![]()
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