England’s largest nature reserve is at Holkham, in which county?
"northwest to northeast. The Holkham National Nature Reserve was created in 1967 from of the Holkham Estate and of intertidal sand and mud flats belonging to the Crown Estate. In 1986 the NNR was subsumed into the newly created North Norfolk Coast SSSI. The larger area is now additionally protected through Natura 2000, Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar listings, and is part of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The coast from Holkham NNR to Salthouse, together with Scolt Head Island, is a Biosphere Reserve. As many as 50,000 pink-footed geese, 13,000 Eurasian wigeon and 7,000 brent"
"200 ha remain in the UK. The Trust's largest reserve is Hedleyhope Fell, near Tow Law, which is one of the finest examples of recovering mid-altitude heathland in the county – a rare habitat in County Durham. The site is very important because it supports a range of rare and uncommon flora and fauna, including lesser skullcap, stag’s-horn clubmoss and the velvet ant, which has not been recorded anywhere else in the County. It is also home to a large number of breeding birds and is an important site for the green hairstreak butterfly. The Trust currently manages the following"
"tidal wetland. The Vikings navigated the creeks to establish Holkham village, but access to the former harbour was stopped by drainage and reclamation of the marshes between the coast and the shingle ridge which started in the 17th century, and was completed in 1859. The Holkham estate has been owned by the Coke family, later Earls of Leicester since 1609, and their seat at Holkham Hall is opposite the reserve's Lady Anne's Drive entrance. The 3rd Earl planted pines on the dunes to protect the pastures reclaimed by his predecessors from wind-blown sand. The national nature reserve was created in"
"1967 from of the Holkham Estate and of foreshore belonging to the Crown. The reserve has over 100,000 visitors a year, including birdwatchers and horse riders, and is therefore significant for the local economy. The NNR has taken steps to control entry to the fragile dunes and other areas important for their animals or plants because of the damage to sensitive habitats that could be caused by unrestricted access. The dunes are an essential natural defence against the projected rises in sea level along this vulnerable coast. The reserve lies to the north of A149 coast road, starting just west"
"and a World Biosphere Reserve. Holkham NNR is important for its wintering wildfowl, especially pink-footed geese, Eurasian wigeon and brant geese, but it also has breeding waders, and attracts many migrating birds in autumn. A number of scarce invertebrates and plants can be found in the dunes, and the reserve is one of the only two sites in the UK to have an antlion colony. This stretch of coast originally consisted of salt marshes protected from the sea by ridges of shingle and sand, and Holkham's Iron Age fort stood at the end of a sandy spit surrounded by the"
"Local Nature Reserve in Buckinghamshire. However, this appears to be an error as the boundaries are shown as almost the same as Denham Country Park, and Denham Quarry is on the other side of the Grand Union Canal in Hillingdon. Denham Country Park Denham Country Park is a 69-acre public park and Local Nature Reserve in Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is part of the 42 square mile Colne Valley Regional Park, and the Colne Valley Park Visitor Centre and cafe is located in Denham Country Park. The Colne and Misbourne rivers pass through the park and"
"Holt Copse & Joel Park Holt Copse & Joel Park is a local nature reserve and park in Wokingham, Berkshire, England. The nature reserve is owned by Wokingham Borough Council and also managed by the council in conjunction with the Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers. The total area is in size, with the nature reserve being of this area. Holt Copse is an ancient semi-natural woodland. The copse itself is in area. Holt Copse lies on the geological change from Bagshot beds to London Clay. In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council. The"
"has an adjoining ecological area including the pond as well as set aside purely for wildlife. Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve (also known as Bispham Marsh and Kincraig Pond) is a wildlife reserve located in Bispham in Blackpool on the Fylde coast, Lancashire, England. It is owned by Blackpool Council. The site was originally a marl pit, excavated in the 1890s for fertiliser and surrounded by open farmland. Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve is one of fourteen Biological Heritage Sites (BHS) in Blackpool. A BHS provides a refuge for rare and threatened plants and animals. There is a"
"Wild Park Wild Park is a public park located in Brighton, East Sussex, England. It is Brighton and Hove's largest local nature reserve, and has a number of woodland walks and views over the city. The South Downs National Park extends into the city here, and species-rich chalk grasslands survive on the south and north-facing slopes surrounding the recreation ground and on the roughs of Hollingbury Park golf course. There are also large patches of chalk scrub, grazing fields (popular with seed-eating birds) and a dew pond. In 2012, there were reports of controversy over the plans for the scrub"
"is the much larger Hilfield Park Reservoir, a nature reserve owned by Affinity Water. It now forms the centrepiece of the Aldenham Country Park and is used for recreational purposes, including fishing and sailing. Aldenham Reservoir Aldenham Reservoir is situated in the parish of Elstree and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, England, about one mile (1.6 km) to the west of the village of Elstree. Originally, it was in extent, but following repairs to the dam its surface area is now . It was built between 1795 and 1797 by the Grand Junction Canal Company, to control the water levels in the"
"Marshes (Norfolk Wildlife Trust) and Holkham National Nature Reserve each attract 100,000 or more visitors annually. The SSSI ownership outside the listed areas is a mixture of private land and areas owned by the National Trust or wildfowling associations which are not actively managed as nature reserves. The ten reserves existing in 2012 had a combined area of 6,016 ha (14,863 acres), 78 percent of the SSSI. Although they have no legal protection beyond that of privately owned land, they may have more active management or provide visitor facilities. The mixed ownership reflects land becoming available for purchase or management"
"Shropshire Wildlife Trust The Shropshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the geographic county of Shropshire, England. The trust cares for, or is associated with, 42 nature reserves (plus its headquarters in Shrewsbury – see next section) in the county: Many of these sites are owned by the Trust – the most recent acquisition by the Trust is Catherton Common, in the Clee Hills, which at 527 acres is the largest Wildlife Trust nature reserve in the West Midlands region. The Trust is currently fund-raising to purchase the leasehold of Pontesford Hill – it already owns the freehold, along"
"top of South Street. Letcombe Valley Letcombe Valley is a 7.5 hectare nature reserve south of Letcombe Regis in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), with the assistance of the Friends of Letcombe Valley. The reserve was part of a manor formerly known as Benhams, which was purchased in 1851 by a racehorse owner called Thomas Parr. After the Second World War, the manor became a centre for scientific research, which was acquired in 1985 a chemical company, Dow Elanco. The company created a nature reserve on land next to Letcombe Brook, and"
"in 2010. <BR> Heigham Holmes Heigham Holmes is a national nature reserve located within the Norfolk Broads in the English county of Norfolk. The reserve is, in effect, an island, being surrounded by the river channels, drainage ditches and wetland areas of the Broads. It is only accessible by an unusual floating swing bridge across the River Thurne from the village of Martham. The reserve is owned by the National Trust and is within the Broads National Park and the civil parish of Potter Heigham. It is only opened to the public for one day a year. It has been"
"1951, which remains the largest National Park in England and has come to dominate the identity and economy of the county. The county of Cumbria was created in 1974 from the traditional counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, the Cumberland County Borough of Carlisle, along with the North Lonsdale or Furness part of Lancashire, usually referred to as ""Lancashire North of the Sands"", (including the county borough of Barrow-in-Furness) and, from the West Riding of Yorkshire, the Sedbergh Rural District. It is governed by Cumbria County Council. Local papers ""The Westmorland Gazette"" and ""Cumberland and Westmorland Herald"" continue to use the"
"Castle Eden Dene Castle Eden Dene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in the Easington district of County Durham, England. It is located mostly in Peterlee, between the A19 and A1086 roads. The dene is the largest, and biologically the richest, of a series of deep ravines that have been incised through the Magnesian Limestone and overlying boulder clay of coastal Durham by streams flowing into the North Sea. It is the largest area of semi-natural woodland in north-east England and, because the steep valley sides are mostly inaccessible, it has suffered relatively little from"
"to Bishop being tried for the murders at the Old Bailey in October 2018. Wild Park Wild Park is a public park located in Brighton, East Sussex, England. It is Brighton and Hove's largest local nature reserve, and has a number of woodland walks and views over the city. The South Downs National Park extends into the city here, and species-rich chalk grasslands survive on the south and north-facing slopes surrounding the recreation ground and on the roughs of Hollingbury Park golf course. There are also large patches of chalk scrub, grazing fields (popular with seed-eating birds) and a dew"
"ponds with frogs, newts and dragonflies. There is access at limited times. Centre for Wildlife Gardening The Centre for Wildlife Gardening is a 0.22 hectare nature reserve in Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark. It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by the London Wildlife Trust. It is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I. Formerly a council depot, the centre has a wildlife garden with a range of habitats, a nursery for wild flowers and raised beds for community use. There are other habitats such as a chalk bank with wild flowers, meadows, a"
"Haymill Valley Haymill Valley is a local nature reserve in Berkshire, England, between the village of Burnham in Buckinghamshire, Britwell in Slough and Slough Trading Estate. The site is known locally as The Millie. The nature reserve is owned by Slough Borough Council with a small part owned by the Environment Agency, it is under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. The site is in size. The site features ancient woodland with extensive reed beds and ponds fed by Two-Mill Brook (also known as Two_Mile Brook), which flows from Burnham Beeches into the Thames. At the"
"nature reserve. Other nature reserves are Eardington Nature Reserve; Shropshire (UK), Medway Nature Reserve; Kent (UK) and NWT Besthorpe Nature Reserve; Trent Vale (UK). They own other nature reserves. Lafarge (company) Lafarge S.A. is a French industrial company specialising in three major products: cement, construction aggregates, and concrete. On 10 July 2015 Lafarge merged with Holcim, a Swiss cement company. On 15 July the new company was officially launched around the globe under the name of LafargeHolcim, creating a new leader in the Building Materials sector. Lafarge was founded in 1833 by Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge in Le Teil (Ardèche),"
"Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a county in South East England which borders Greater London to the south east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north east and Hertfordshire to the east. Buckinghamshire is one of the home counties and towns such as High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham and the Chalfonts in the east and southeast of the county are parts of the London commuter belt, forming some of the most densely populated parts of the county. Development in this region is restricted by the Metropolitan Green Belt. Other large settlements"
"South Lanarkshire Council and maintained by The Friends of Langlands Moss L.N.R. A boardwalk allowed visitors to walk over the reserve safely while observing the wildlife which lives on the Moss prior to its destruction in 2016. Many species there occur only in bog habitats, making the site one of special interest. Located just south of East Kilbride, the reserve is accessed easiest by car from the A726 heading towards Langlands Golf Course & Auldhouse. Whitelee Wind Farm, Europe's largest onshore wind farm, is located south east of Eaglesham, and to the south of East Kilbride. East Kilbride from the"
"National Nature Reserves, four are Nature Conservation Review sites, one is a Special Area of Conservation, two are in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, one is a Geological Conservation Review site and eighteen are Local Nature Reserves. The largest site is Ouse Washes at , which is internationally significant for wintering and breeding wildfowl and waders. The smallest, at , are Chettisham Meadow and Stoke Wood End Quarter, both of which are SSSIs. Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (WTBCN) is a registered charity which manages 126 nature reserves"
"species of plants, fungi and animals have been recorded there. Warburg Nature Reserve Warburg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve and site of special scientific interest in Oxfordshire, England that is owned and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. It is located in the Chiltern Hills area of outstanding natural beauty in the Bix valley, 4 miles northwest of Henley-on-Thames. The name commemorates Oxford botanist Dr. E. F. Warburg, a founder member of the Trust. The reserve is composed mainly of chalk grassland and ancient woodland and it includes a visitors centre, a picnic area and two"
"Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve (also known as Bispham Marsh and Kincraig Pond) is a wildlife reserve located in Bispham in Blackpool on the Fylde coast, Lancashire, England. It is owned by Blackpool Council. The site was originally a marl pit, excavated in the 1890s for fertiliser and surrounded by open farmland. Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve is one of fourteen Biological Heritage Sites (BHS) in Blackpool. A BHS provides a refuge for rare and threatened plants and animals. There is a variety of wildlife seen at the reserve. In winter 2007 the local ""Fylde Bird Club"" organised"
"in. Holkham Brick Pit Holkham Brick Pit is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is the best site displaying the Hunstanton Till, a glacial deposit dating the last glacial period, between 115,000 and 11,700 years ago. This is the furthest the ice reached in East Anglia during the Last Glacial Maximum, around 26,000 years ago. The site is private land with no public access, and no geology is visible as the pit has been"
"Hickling Broad Hickling Broad is a nature reserve 4 km south-east of Stalham, north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is a National Nature Reserve and part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and Hickling Broad and Horsey Mere Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and part of the Broadland Ramsar site and Special Protection Area, and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. It is the broad with the largest surface area, and the water is"
"Hampton Nature Reserve Hampton Nature Reserve, to the south of Peterborough, England is home to Europe's largest population of great crested newts. The site is a Special Area of Conservation as well as being a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Hampton Nature Reserve is a 300-acre site that is home to the largest population of great crested newts in Europe. The site is owned be O&H Hampton and managed by Froglife. The reserve is diverse and includes 200-year-old woodland, 340 ponds, and areas of grassland. Volunteers help Froglife with the active management of the reserve which includes building hibernacula for"
"it filled and was replaced by a causeway a quarter mile further south. The water is the 34th largest in England and Wales, with a surface area of 2.85 square miles. The reservoir is near the village of Pitsford, from which it is named. It is also close to Brixworth village and Brixworth Country Park, with Holcot on its eastern side. This is the largest body of water in the county, and is used by wintering wildfowl, including the northern shoveler in nationally important numbers. Over 60 species of birds breed on the site, such as the great crested grebe,"
"Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Cottingham is a large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England with average affluence. It lies just north-west of the city of Kingston upon Hull, and from the city centre, and is part of the Hull urban area. Cottingham lies on the eastern fringe of the hills of the Yorkshire Wolds with a parish population of over 17,000 in 2011. Cottingham is one of the villages claiming to be the largest village in England. According to one etymology, ""Cottingham"" is thought to derive from both British and Saxon root words: ""Cot"""
"headquarters. Lying within the historic county boundaries of Rutland from a very early time, from 1974 until 1997 Oakham lay within the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. Oakham, along with Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, and the rest of Rutland, has been represented at Westminster by the Conservative Member of Parliament Alan Duncan since 1992. Women in the Oakham South East ward had the fifth highest life expectancy at birth, 95.7 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016. Tourist attractions in Oakham include All Saints' Church and Oakham Castle. Another popular and historic feature is the open-air market held"
"Yorkshire Wildlife Trust The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the traditional county of Yorkshire, England. The Trust is part of the UK-wide partnership of 47 Wildlife Trusts.It was formed in 1946, as the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Trust, essentially to preserve its first nature reserve Askham Bog on the outskirts of York. It now manages more than ninety reserves across the county, including some of the best wildlife sites in the UK. These nature reserves cover the diversity of Yorkshire’s landscape, from woodland to grassland, wetland and moorland, fen and bog, and river and coast. One of the flagship"
"and gardens. Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1966, the Cotswolds covers and is the second largest protected landscape in England (second to the Lake District) and the largest AONB. Its boundaries are roughly across and long, stretching south-west from just south of Stratford-upon-Avon to just south of Bath. It lies across the boundaries of several English counties; mainly Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, and parts of Wiltshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The highest point of the region is Cleeve Hill at , just to the east of Cheltenham. The hills give their name to the Cotswold local-government"