Opening hours

Two women walking down a country lane and looking through binoculars

Image by Matthew Roberts

Reserve opening hours

Find your happy place

Whether you're looking for a wildlife walk, a family day out, a solo saunter or romantic stroll with your partner, our nature reserves are the perfect place. Check the opening hours for our flagship reserves, find a nature reserve near you, and get back to nature.

Lancashire

Brockholes Nature Reserve

Visitor Village: Open daily, 10am - 4pm - Closed Christmas Day

Welcome Centre: Open daily, 10am - 4pm, serving warm drinks and snacks
Car park: Open daily, 6am - 7pm (£5 charge all day)
Brockholes cafe: Thursday - Sunday, 10am -4pm

Please note our onsite cafe is open seven days a week during Lancashire school holidays.

Lancashire

Mere Sands Wood

Car park: Open all day, seven days a week (£4 charge all day)
Visitor centre and cafe: Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm - Closed Christmas Day

Toilets available in Field Studies Centre: Mondays and Tuesdays, 10am - 3pm

Merseyside

Lunt Meadows

Car park: Open daily, 9:30am - 5pm (no parking charge)
This nature reserve doesn't have visitor facilities

Greater Manchester

The Cafe at Moss Bank Park

Cafe: Open daily, 10am - 4pm

Closed Christmas Day

Lancashire

Heysham Nature Reserve

Car park: Please note that the car park is currently closed
This nature reserve doesn't have visitor facilities

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Please respect, protect and enjoy

For the sake of the wildlife that calls our nature reserves home, please respect, protect and enjoy our wild places:

- Take all rubbish home with you.
- Stick to footpaths and marked trails.
- Only take your four-legged friend to our dog-friendly nature reserves, where they can enjoy the sights and smells on their lead.