Amwell
Ware, Hertfordshire
Once a gravel pit, today a haven bustling with wildlife all year round.
Nature Reserves
Frogmore Meadows (c) Josh Kubale
To enable everyone to enjoy their time at our nature reserves please remember to allow sufficient space for your fellow visitors where possible, especially in hides and other confined spaces.
Ash dieback has been identified on a number of our sites and this could mean changes or closures to access for safety reasons - please check our information pages before you visit.
Please take extra care not to disturb wildlife by following on-site signage, keeping dogs under effective control and remembering to take all your rubbish home with you.
Please follow Natural England's Countryside Code and Respect, Protect and Enjoy.
For your safety and the safety of others, please never light a fire or BBQ and do not go swimming or boating at our nature reserves.
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Balls Wood
Hertford , Hertfordshire
A large, varied woodland boasting wide sunny rides.
Blagrove Common
Sandon, Hertfordshire
One of the finest areas of marshy grassland in Hertfordshire where orchids abound.
Broadwater Lake SSSI
Harefield, Middlesex
A beautiful wetland reserve, part of the Mid Colne Valley Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and a unique haven for many species of waterbirds and wildlife.
Danemead
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
This Site of Special Scientific Interest contains important oak hornbeam woodland where broad-leaved helleborines and butterflies thrive
Fir and Pond Woods
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
A diverse woodland reserve that features a meadow dotted with ancient ant hills and a medieval fish pond.
Fox Covert
Royston, Hertfordshire
A small beech woodland set within the wider Therfield Heath landscape, this reserve attracts a variety of bird species.
Gobions Wood
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
A fantastic woodland for bluebells and wood anemones in the spring, and diverse fungi in the autumn.
Hilfield Park Reservoir
Between Bushey and Elstree, Hertfordshire
This large expanse of water is a valuable refuge for waterfowl, including Black-necked Grebe.
King's Meads
Ware, Hertfordshire
One of the largest water meadows in Hertfordshire; 265 different species of wildflower and 119 bird species have been recorded here.