Wildlife

Our places provide homes for lots of different types of wildlife. We're working to ensure that these special places and their residents stay protected

A hare at Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, Suffolk

Several long-tailed blue butterflies from the Mediterranean were spotted across the UK in August

2019 wildlife and weather review

With unpredictable weather across the seasons, the weather has once again made winners and losers out of the UK's wildlife and bought new visitors from abroad. We continue to work throughout the year to protect and restore habitats for all our wildlife.

Nature's highs and lows

Find a place in nature

View down low of the gravel path leading up to Blickling

Blickling Estate

Aylsham, Norfolk

One day is never enough. Discover a complete Norfolk estate with something for everyone.

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Plymbridge Woods

Plympton, Devon

A wooded valley opening up to the moors of Dartmoor with a rich and varied industrious past

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Close up picture of Konik ponies in a heavy frost

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

Ely, Cambridgeshire

The National Trust's oldest nature reserve, and England's most famous fen

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For wildlife lovers

Skylarks on Northchurch Common Ashridge Herts

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Wildlife on the Ashridge Estate

Ashridge Estate, Hertfordshire

What can you spot?

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Grey seals on Blakeney Point

Blakeney National Nature Reserve, Norfolk

Learn more about grey seals and why they call Blakeney Point home.

Fluffy white grey seal pup lying on the sand

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A home for nature and wildlife

Find out the best places in Llŷn to spot your favourite coastal creatures; from seal spotting delights, the famous red-legged choughs, dolphin encounters and Porthdinllaen’s seagrass bed.

Seals at the Blakeney National Nature Reserve

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Seal watching at Blakeney Point in winter

Blakeney National Nature Reserve, Norfolk

Blakeney Point is home to England's largest grey seal colony with over 3,000 pups born each winter. Here is some handy advice if you would like to visit the seals this winter.

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Seal-watching walks

Atlantic grey seals begin breeding in September, with the pupping season continuing right through until November. We look after several places which are great for spotting these white-furred pups in autumn.