The new Mendip ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) was declared by Natural England and partners at an event on Thursday 19th October at Cheddar Gorge attending my Avon Wildlife Trust and partners.
The new NNR will conserve and help restore over 1,400 hectares of steep limestone slopes, traditional wildflower grasslands, ancient wooded combes, spectacular gorges and rocky outcrops. It will bring together 31 existing nature reserves and more than 400 hectares of new land which will now be managed primarily for conservation, as well as creating more space greater access to nature for local people. The AWT reserve's included are Walborough, Purn Hill, Hellenge Hill and Dolebury Warren.