Nature Reserves

A beautiful meadow alive with wildflowers and butterflies in the summer.

A fine piece of chalk grassland in a wooded valley within the unspoilt Ashridge Woodlands.

A disused quarry which supports varied chalk grassland species including orchids.

A large, varied woodland boasting wide sunny rides.

One of the finest areas of marshy grassland in Hertfordshire where orchids abound.

This Site of Special Scientific Interest contains important oak hornbeam woodland where broad-leaved helleborines and butterflies thrive

A diverse woodland reserve that features a meadow dotted with ancient ant hills and a medieval fish pond.

A rare lowland meadow rich in wildflowers, set in the beautiful Chess Valley.

One of a very few patches of surviving heathland in Hertfordshire which supports a special mix of wildlife.

A small chalk grassland reserve on the scarp slope of the north-east Chilterns with wonderful views of the surrounding landscape.