Local Reserves

Situated on the Chiltern escarpment and adjoining The Ridgeway National Trail with superb views across the Tring Gap and Vale of Aylesbury, this reserve supports splendid flora and over twenty-five species of butterfly.

One of the finest areas of marshy grassland in Hertfordshire. It is at its best in late spring when it is carpetted with orchids.

These lakes are the result of gravel workings in the 1920s. Now they are surrounded by trees and are a peaceful refuge for both wildlife and people.

Broadwater Lake forms part of the Mid-Colne Valley SSSI, which comprises a number of water-filled pits resulting from the extraction of underlying river gravels along the floor of the Colne Valley and includes a section of the River Colne itself.

Discover, in a corner of Cassiobury Park, a wildlife haven close to the heart of a bustling town.

This is the best remaining part of the ancient Enfield Chase with diverse woodland, meadow and wetland habitats which support an abundance of wildlife.

A rich site which is primarily woodland but includes grassland, hedges, ponds and other wetland areas. Much of the woodland is ancient. Also contains remnants of a landscaped 'Pleasure Gardens' created in 1760s.

A rare Hertfordshire open heathland (in the process of restoration) combined with woodland, two large ponds and several smaller heathy pools. It includes the Roundings and Goldingtons.

An area of common land between the River Stort and the Stort Navigation. About two thirds of the site is in Essex and a third in Hertfordshire, and it is one of the finest surviving unimproved grassland sites in the two counties.

A picturesque valley of pasture and old parkland trees near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

Possibly the most varied piece of woodland in Middlesex, Old Park Wood is an ancient woodland teeming with wildlife.

Patmore Heath is an outstanding example of grass heathland, now a scarce habitat in the south east. With its ponds, the reserve is rich in flora and insects.

Lying on the outskirts of Stevenage, Pryor's Wood is an impressive mixed woodland that is rich in wildlife.

At the farthest end of the popular Stanborough Park Lakes is a quiet and rich wildlife haven, including the third largest reedbed in Hertfordshire.

This reserve is situated in quiet and typically English countryside near Tewin. Wildlife abounds particularly butterflies, birds and badgers.