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The nature reserves we care for are some of the best places to visit in Surrey if you love wildlife and the great outdoors.
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Nower Wood Educational Nature Reserve
A beautiful private educational nature reserve nestling in semi-ancient woodland. Nower Wood hosts our flagship education centre for schools and adult learners.
Dog walking on reserves
Information and advice for those wishing to visit our nature reserves with their dog/s.
Devil's-bit scabious
The pincushion-like, lilac-blue flower heads of Devil's-bit scabious attract a wide variety of butterflies and bees. Look for this pretty plant in damp meadows and marshes, and on riverbanks…
Devil's coach horse
A ferocious and fast predator, the Devil's coach horse beetle hunts invertebrates after dark in gardens and on grasslands. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a…
Devil’s fingers fungus
This smelly, strange looking fungus is also referred to as octopus stinkhorn or octopus fungus. Its eye-catching red tentacles splay out like a starfish.
A Week in the Life of an SWT Reserves Officer
Steph Boore takes us through a typical week in the life of an SWT Reserves Officer during the winter months.
Top Reserves for Beautiful Bluebells!
Surrey is the most wooded county in England and spring signals the arrival of stunning carpets of beautiful bluebells. Some of the best displays of these much-loved flowers can be found in…
Space4Nature receives Nature & Environment award
On Wednesday 12 June, the Space4Nature team were the proud winners of the Nature and Environment category at the 2024 Geospatial Innovation Awards.
Ground-breaking habitat-mapping project tested at Trust reserve
Caterham’s Quarry Hangers becomes test site for Space4Nature’s ground-breaking habitat-mapping project
Pucks Oak Barn & McAlmont Reserves (inc. Hayden Copse & Glebe Wood)
A small collection of reserves including a beautiful restored barn, orchard and ancient woodland.
27 went to mow a meadow, went to mow a meadow ... at Unstead wetland nature reserve
Members of the Unstead Nature Community Group have been working hard to transform the reserve for wildlife. Chris from the group tells us more.