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• Home of ‘Devil’s Punch Bowl’ to become new National Nature Reserve

  • Sand lizards, nightjars and natterjack toads are among the litany of species that people can enjoy at new Wealden Heaths National Nature Reserve in Surrey

  • Updated: 27 June 2025
• National Nature Reserves in England

  Find out more about the reserves, where they are, who manages them and what special features or opportunities they offer.

  • Updated: 28 March 2025
• Visit national parks, nature reserves and green spaces

  Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
• Local nature reserves: setting up and management

  How local authorities can select a site, and then declare and manage it as a local nature reserve (LNR).

  • Updated: 20 March 2023
• Bronte Country to become country’s newest National Nature Reserve

  Bradford Pennine Gateway National Nature reserve launched, creating huge boost for countryside access

  • Updated: 13 May 2025
• Historic Garden of England protected with new sparkling National Nature Reserve

  Eighth Kings Series National Nature Reserve to be announced

  • Updated: 30 May 2025
• Cambridgeshire's National Nature Reserves
  • Updated: 9 May 2024
• Wiltshire's National Nature Reserves
  • Updated: 30 September 2021
• Northumberland's National Nature Reserves
  • Updated: 2 September 2014
• Kent's National Nature Reserves
  • Updated: 30 May 2025