Nature Reserves & Visitor Centres

The site provides another fantastic view across the Severn Vale towards the Forest of Dean and below lies unimproved limestone grassland belonging to the National Trust.

Coombe Hill Canal and Meadows is a place of vistas and endless skies, of floods and farming, an ancient landscape fringing the River Severn. Equally appealing on a frost-bitten winter morning and…

Coombe Hill Canal and Meadows is a place of vistas and endless skies, of floods and farming, an ancient landscape fringing the River Severn. Equally appealing on a frost-bitten winter morning and…

GWT coronavirus update: during this difficult time, we know how important it is to get outdoors for fresh air, exercise and to immerse yourself in nature. Please visit with sensitivity and care,…

Dimmel's Dale lies in the Golden Valley and in area of species-rich unimproved grassland on a west-facing slope, with semi-natural ancient woodland at the top of the bank, and a brook at the…

GWT coronavirus update: during this difficult time, we know how important it is to get outdoors for fresh air, exercise and to immerse yourself in nature. Please visit with sensitivity and care,…

Once a hive of industrial activity, Hobbs Quarry nature reserve is now a wonderful place to view unique geology and experience the fossilised remains of past animals and plants which exist…

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.

Ash trees in Lower Woods have been affected by a fungal disease called Ash-dieback. There is a risk infected ash tree's limbs will become brittle and break, falling onto walkways. GWT puts…

Midger Wood nature reserve lies in a magical, almost hidden, valley of mossy oaks and luxurious ferns. The babbling Kilcott Brook and its small waterfalls (some of them petrified with calcareous…