Best places: National reserves in England

This large area of hills, woods & fields is popular for walks, picnics & its picturesque views.

Nature & wildlife preserve encompassing heathland, wooded valleys & part of the Jurassic Coast.

Expanse of heather-covered hills with abundant wildlife and walking, cycling and horse riding paths.

Wildlife-rich grazing and salt marsh reserve, good for bird watching, plus a panoramic sandy beach.

Picturesque, narrow valley & woodlands popular for walking along the large rocks in a brook.

Sprawling reserve known for its picturesque, verdant landscape, charming village & waterways.

Scenic peninsula offering nature trails, wildlife, a working lighthouse & a visitor centre.

Hiking, biking, picnics and a cafe in a large area of ancient woodland, lakes, meadows and heath.

👍👍 Great for a slow walk around the pond. Wheelchair friendly all the way from the car park round the pond. Lot's of birds to watch. The cafe is lovely, just would rather avoid on a busy day as the wait can be very long. Next time will take a picnic :)

Educational reserve offering visitors raised trails through a protected natural environment.

👍👍 Great place to walk and stunning views

👍👍 Ditching Beacon is stunning. Whether you're walking along the top (which is an easy gentle slope for most abilities) or whether you choose to go down to the villages below, or climb up the famous Beacon, which takes a bit more effort, it's a very worthwhile place to come. On a good day you can see f...

Popular park on a reservoir with a playground & activities such as fishing, water sports & cycling.

👍👍 Love this place. Really big and lots of different walks to go on.

Walking, cycling & boating along an artificial waterway marked by 19th-century bridges & mills.

👍👍 Top place. Wonderful and varied scenery and a superb location for viewing wildlife. Very well maintained by environmentally-knowledgeable rangers. Highly recommended for children, adults and dogs alike

👍 Lovely place. There is a NEW part opened up now from may 2019, the meadows with a nice long walk along the river with stunning views. Very well kept, the river is beautiful. The thing i noticed about this is the further on your walk around this place the better it becomes. Nice seating area for a pi...

👍👍 Such a good and peaceful walk. Always love coming here. Beautiful scenery, with some amazing landscape views of Surrey. You’ll also find a map with trials which you can take. And if you don’t already have it, I recommend you download the geocaching app - you’ll find your geocache here! There’s a sma...

👍👍 Lovely place for a walk! Lovely views all around and our dog had a great walk with us. Very disabled friendly (proper path the whole way through the main walk) ideal for wheelchairs/mobility scooters. Some great picnic spots dotted around. There is a small free car park and plenty of bins. Very impr...

👍 Beautiful spot and very quiet when we went as we wanted to go for sunset. The national trust car park currently only opens till 4pm, which is a shame as NT members but we managed to get in the car park just beyond it which is for the bird cafe right next to it with a closing time of 9pm was £2 for...