Cold Springs Community Nature Reserve is a great place for the people of Penrith to enjoy being in and watching nature, and habitat restoration in action.

This small wooded valley with its spring-fed stream used to be a source of water for Felixstowe. Together with its small area of marsh, fen and adjacent heathland this reserve is good for…

On the edge of the Stour Estuary, you'll find the flourishing Copperas Wood Nature Reserve, filled with blooming wild flowers in the spring

A fascinating array of habitats: shallow spring-fed lagoons, marsh, Willow woodland and meadow – fantastic for winter birdwatching.

Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves are a wonderful mosaic of woodland, common, heathland, streams and bogs

A stunning woodland with a meandering beck trickling through - step into Stoneycliffe Wood, a semi-natural ancient woodland site, to enjoy bluebells and ramsons in spring, breeding birds in summer…

An ancient woodland with pretty spring flowers and a carpet of bluebells

Captain's Wood is a precious ancient woodland full of rare plants and a superb mix of natural habitats for a wide range of wildlife, including fallow deer, barn owl and bats.