Barford Wood and Meadows
Kettering
A haven of tranquility and wildlife, once part of the former Rockingham Forest
Nature Reserves
Sarah Lambert
Due to the heavy rainfall experienced recently across Beds, Cambs and Northants please be careful when visiting our nature reserves. Make sure you are wearing appropriate footwear and stick to footpaths were possible.
The majority of our nature reserves remain open with free access and we are delighted that support from our members enables us to offer this.
To ensure nature is still there for us in the future as well as right now please keep dogs on leads and follow our Reserve Access Guidelines and the Countryside Code. We reserve the right to close areas off quickly if we think there is an unmanageable risk to safety or wildlife. Please check individual reserve pages and our reserve updates map for updates. We are grateful for your understanding.
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Boddington Meadow
Daventry
A rare fragment of meadow rich with wildflowers and butterflies; a real joy to visit
Bradlaugh Fields
Northampton
A flower-rich limestone grassland reserve in the middle of Northampton
Brampton Wood
Cambridgeshire's second largest ancient wood is over 900 years old!
Bugbrooke Meadow
Possibly the most diverse meadow in the county, rich in wildflowers and insects
Fulbourn Fen
An ancient grassland, bursting with flowers and insects
Gamsey Wood
A fragment of ancient woodland nested in a working farm
Glapthorn Cow Pastures
A mix of blackthorn scrub and mature woodland that is a refuge for the rare black hairstreak butterfly
Hardwick Wood
A quiet and tranquil medieval woodland full of woodland birds with secret paths and hidden glades.
Hayley Wood
Cambridgeshire
An ancient coppiced woodland with a fantastic display of oxlips in the spring