Accessible nature reserves

The reserve sits on the banks of the Derwent, over the bridge at Peak Shopping Village.

Reedbed, ponds and grassland in the valley of the River Rother attract birds such as tufted duck, wigeon, snipe and little grebe as well…

A safe haven for many unusual plants this small wetland reserve is right next to Attenborough Nature Reserve.

It is important…

Previously The Avenue coking works, this site has been restored to provide space for both wildlife and people. The waterways and…

An area of majestic ancient ash woodland above the River Wye, part of a string of nature reserves along the Monsal Trail in the Wye…

A former working waterway, now rich in wildlife including dragonflies, grass snakes and water voles.

A haven for birdwatchers in the Trent Valley From tantalising glimpses of bitterns in winter to large numbers of cormorants, ducks,…

Explore this little reserve and look for specialist lead-tolerant flowers and glow worms!

The combination of lakes and ponds, woodland and sheltered sunny areas make the former gravel pits at Hilton a haven for wildlife, in…

The narrow belt of woodland and acid grassland glade is a glorious carpet of bluebells
in spring and as summer approaches it…

This mix of grassland and wetland provides refuges for many species, including water voles and harvest mice.

One of the Trust's most important wetland reserves, home to otter and great for bird watching.

This former gravel quarry in the Trent Valley is home to the first beavers back in Derbyshire after 800 years, they enjoy over 40…

The Trust’s farm - on the Nutbrook Trail next to Shipley Country Park is home to many farmland birds, wild flowers including orchids,…

A mixture of rough meadow and woodland where wild daffodils flourish

An old railway siding that is now a haven for wildlife with a small mosaic of wet grassland, fen meadow and wet alder woodland

Take a stroll in the wild Thornhill Carrs and take a look at what nature has on offer.