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 via a small glade towards the River Wye…

Towering beech trees create the tranquil atmosphere, tucked away in a valley close to Box Village.

Brassey is one of the few freshwater marshes in Gloucestershire, containing a unique collection of attractive marshland plants. While the reserve is closed to the public, access can be arranged…

One of the finest surviving traditional hay meadows in Gloucestershire, Clarke's Pool Meadow is a sanctuary for small mammals and meadow flora.

Lying within the gently-rolling countryside around the River Leadon, Collin Park Wood nature reserve is an area of ancient woodland which has been coppiced for centuries.
A great place to…

Famous for its steep slope, Cooper’s Hill is also an internationally renowned ancient beech woodland with areas of open scrub and grassland.

Please note that from mid-September tree…

Daneway Banks is a fantastic example of limestone grassland, which is managed in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society (RES) both as a nature reserve and a place of ecological study.…

Frith Wood Nature Reserve is a wonderful ancient beech wood that straddles the ridge overlooking Painswick Valley and Slad Valley near Stroud.

One of the few wild daffodil meadows left in the area known as the "golden triangle", these fields are carpeted with wild daffodils every spring. Old orchard trees and woodland…

Ketford Banks is a small, steep sandy bank, famed for its displays of wild daffodils in early spring. Along with daffodils, the reserve supports the buff-tailed bumble bees that are their main…