Nature Reserves & Visitor Centres

Arle Grove is a species-rich ancient woodland and boasts a wealth of flora and fauna.

Ashleworth Ham Nature Reserve lies in the floodplains of the Severn Vale and is part of a much larger Site of Special Scientific Interest. It floods easily, particularly during the winter, which…

Badgeworth is one of the smallest nature reserves in the world and contains the rare adder's-tongue spearwort more commonly known as the Badgeworth buttercup.

Ban-y-gor nature reserve is a secluded and mystical woodland with large ancient coppice and pollards carpeted with ferns and mosses. A single path descends moderately via a small glade towards the…

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…

This woodland with towering beech trees is tucked away in a valley close to Box Village.

One of the few freshwater marshes in Gloucestershire, it contains a unique collection of attractive marshland plants. The sloping pasture is a fine example of typical Oolitic limestone grassland.…

This small reserve is an important habitat and potential connectivity feature for limestone grassland plants, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians.

A great place to come to admire one of the remaining marshlands in the Forest of Dean. Cannop Bridge Marsh has a wealth of butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies in the summer and is a great…

Chaceley Meadow nature reserve lies on the eastern edge of Chaceley village. Although some distance from the River Severn the meadow occasionally floods in winter. The nature reserve is encircled…