Nature Reserves
There is limited parking at many of our nature reserves, including The Knapp and Papermill, so please return at a less busy time if there is no parking available when you arrive.
Thank you for being considerate to our staff, volunteers, other visitors and wildlife when visiting our nature reserves. Please watch our short video to find out how you can help protect wildlife…
Nature reserves are refuges for wildlife
Our nature reserves are special places for wildlife. Please keep to paths and pay attention to signage. Dogs are welcome on some nature reserves but please keep them on a lead at all times and take away any mess. Please follow these simple steps to ensure the safety of our wildlife:
- Keep dogs on leads. Even the friendliest of dogs can appear threatening and may cause a bird to leave a nest altogether. It’s not just ground-nesting birds that are at risk – many species nest (summer) and roost (winter) in vegetation close to the ground alongside paths.
- Stick to paths. Whether it’s a public right of way, a bridleway or a permissive path, please stick to these and don’t make your own paths. Only take horses or cycles on designated bridleways.
- Stay alert. If a bird is calling ‘at you’, you’re too close to the nest. If it’s carrying food, let it feed its young. Don’t pause and keep on walking.
- Report bad or suspicious behaviour. If you see anything suspicious – wildlife crime, fly-tipping, fires. motorbikes or more, please report this using 101 (non urgent) or 999 (urgent)
We own and manage more than 75 amazing places for wildlife. You are welcome to visit most of these to immerse yourself in the beauty of nature and the wonders of Worcestershire's wildlife. Almost 30, however, are true wildlife havens (not listed on our website) and can only be visited for research purposes with special permission from the Trust - please get in touch if you would like to know more about accessing any of these delicate and special places.
To help us look after all these fabulous places and to discover more about the wildlife that lives there, why not become a member.
Your group is welcome to visit without a guide but to ensure you have the best visit that isn't compromised by work that's taking place, education activities or other group visits, please contact Rob (01905 754919) to book your visit. Please also consider making a donation to the Trust to help with the ongoing costs of managing our nature reserves.
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Pool Ellocks
Situated on a steep slope with attractive fruit trees
Barrow Wake
Barrow Wake – just further along the scarp from Crickley Hill and part of the same SSSI – contains a similar flora to Crickley Hill but is especially notable for its population of Musk Orchids and…
Laymoor Quag
Part of what once was a large wet heathland covering Cinderford, Laymoor Quag bursts with plant and insect life in the spring and a great place to look out for dragonflies in the summer months.…
Grove Hill
A rural wildlife haven
Catherton Common
Wild heathland with skylarks and lizards
Kilkenny
An example of unimproved limestone grassland with a rich flora and fauna with abundant autumn gentian and one of the few Cotswold sites still supporting Duke of Burgundy butterfly.
Beaconwood and the Winsel
A woodland with a great variety of wildlife and beautiful carpets of bluebells each spring.
Cramer Gutter
Boggy meadows next to Catherton Common
Woorgreens
Woorgreens is found in the heart of the Forest of Dean, and is home to a range of wildlife that live within its marsh, lake and heath habitats. Now considered threatened, heathland once covered…
Broadmoor Wood
Ancient woodland with good woodland flowers in spring and good bird life.