A Curated Guide to The Nature of Britain
Countryside Near Me...
Find your country, region or county:
South West: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.
South East:
Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex & London.
West Midlands:
Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
East Midlands:
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
East:
Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.
Yorkshire & Humber:
North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Humber / E. Yorkshire.
North West:
Cumbria, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
North East:
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham and Cleveland.
South Wales
Glamorgan, Monmouthshire & Gwent, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
Mid Wales
Ceredigion / Cardiganshire, and Powys (Brecknock / Brecon, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire).
North Wales
Gwynedd (Merioneth, Caernarfonshire) and Anglesey, Clwyd (Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham).
South Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders.
Glasgow and Strathclyde
Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, Lanarkshire.
Edinburgh and Lothians
City of Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Tayside, Central and Fife
Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Stirling.
Highland and Islands
Argyll and Bute, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Highland, Orkney, Shetland.
Aberdeen and North East
Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire, Moray.
Countryside
Explore the UK's countryside with curated articles and web guides covering The Countryside Code, Geography, Geology, Groups, Organisations, National Parks and much more both nationwide, and in your county or region.
Coast
Discover Britain's spectacular and varied coast with our extensive library of curated articles and related organisations and websites. Learn more about the coastline near you in our regional coast pages.
Waterways
Learn more about Britain's network of rivers and canals. Live news feeds and articles cover living on the canals and rivers, legislation, biological status, habitats and more.
Wildlife
A curated guide to the best articles, free wildlife id guides, charities and organisations... Britain's mammals, birds, insects and more are covered along with the latest UK Wildlife News.
Flora
The curated guide to the best resources to discover the wild flowers and trees of Britain. Articles and picked links to guides, organisations and conservation charities. Visit Trees or Wildflowers.
Lifestyle
Check out the outdoor lifestyle pages covering the news and weather, walking, environment and sustainability, travel, holiday, camping...
Useful Websites
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Advisers to the Government on UK conservation issues with information about UK Biodiversity, Protected Sites, Habitats and Species.
Nature Conservancy: Protecting Nature, Preserving Life
The Nature Conservancy protects Earth’s natural resources and beauty. Our conservation efforts are driven by our members.
BBC Earth
Discover and share amazing animal facts, photos and breaking news, and watch exclusive wildlife videos.
Rewilding Britain
We want to make the world a better place by restoring wild nature and building a rewilding movement across Britain.
The Wild Network
On a mission to rewild childhood. Our children need more Wild Time so The Wild Network shares stories to inspire and co-designs solutions , so we can all thrive.
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