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Picnic in wildflower meadow

(c)  Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

Where will you choose to picnic?

It could be your garden, a park or your favourite local nature reserve, pick your location and spend an afternoon in the outdoors to celebrate half a century of wildlife conservation across our patch. 

 

Browse our wild spaces

We've put together a handy map of all of our wild spaces including our nature reserves, Healing Nature sites and Discover Brightwater project locations. You can download the sheet here. Find out more about your local nature reserves here.

Running Wild Rainton pond 1
Nature Reserves

Rainton Meadows

74 hectares of woodland, wetland and grassland habitats, all of which are linked through an excellent network of accessible pathways.
Low Barns river summer
Nature Reserves

Low Barns

This wetland reserve, bordered by the River Wear, also contains mixed woodlands and species rich grasslands.
Low Barns Coffee Shop and Cakes
Treat Yourself

Coffee Shops

Located at Low Barns and Rainton Meadows, our coffee shops offer a delicious selection cakes and sandwiches.