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Take a virtual tour of a nature reserve

Get exploring from your desktop or smart device and escape into nature off the beaten track!

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Emergency Fund and one of our Corporate Supporters, Colin Aldred at Aerial Artwork for his time, we can give you virtual access to seven of our 42 nature reserves. 

South Walney Nature Reserve Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve 

Smardale Nature Reserve Clints Quarry Nature Reserve 

Bowber Head Farm Nature Reserve 

Lowick Common Nature Reserve 

Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Brown Robin Nature Reserve   

Drumburgh Moss National Nature Reserve

Hutton Roof Crags Nature Reserve Skiddaw Forest

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Virtual Tour

Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve

Take a virtual tour around Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve where ospreys nest. Lowland raised mires like Foulshaw Moss are one of Western Europe’s rarest and most threatened habitats.
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Virtual Tour

Clints Quarry Nature Reserve

Take a virtual tour around Clints Quarry Nature Reserve, a fascinating wild place not only for wildlife but also for geology and industrial archaeology.
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Virtual Tour

Smardale Nature Reserve

The stunning scenery provides a backdrop to this lovely reserve. The steep wooded slopes of Smardale gill contrasts with the views of open rolling countryside from the viaduct.
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Virtual Tour

Eycott Hill Nature Reserve

Take a virtual tour around Eycott Hill Nature Reserve, a peaceful upland with spectacular views.
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Virtual Tour

South Walney Nature Reserve

With stunning views across Morecambe Bay, this shingle island reserve is full of interest and a fantastic place for bird watching. South Walney Nature Reserve is home to the only grey seal colony in Cumbria.
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Virtual Tour

Bowber Head Farm Nature Reserve

This traditional small-holding is home to one of the rarest and most threatened wildlife habitats in Cumbria: northern upland hay meadows.
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Virtual Tour

Lowick Common Nature Reserve

Lowick Common is a lowland of heath, grassland and fen areas which are home to a range of specialist species. It's dotted with ponds containing the rare medicinal leech.
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Virtual Tour

Brown Robin Nature Reserve

Brown Robin Nature Reserve is a limestone woodland with a magnificent display of spring flowers interspersed with species rich grassland. Enjoy views over the Kent estuary.
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Virtual Tour

Hutton Roof Crags Nature Reserve

Hutton Roof Crags contains some of the best areas of limestone pavement in Britain, with a wealth of unusual plants and animals. Pavement occurs in a mosaic with woodland, scrub, grassland and heath.
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Virtual Tour

Drumburgh Moss National Nature Reserve

Drumburgh Moss National Nature Reserve is a site of international importance and a carbon store. It's dominated by an expanse of lowland raised mire, one of Western Europe's most threatened habitats.
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