A nature reserve with a visitor centre and nature trail, internationaly important for its wildlife and excellent area for birdwatching.

The Ayres, a stretch of coast fringing the lowland in the northwest, has a ...

The reserve comprises two fields divided by a traditional Manx sod hedge that is lined with hawthorn. The fields are lower lying than the surrounding land and this, together with a ditch, is sufficient to maintain ...

The Bird Observatory on the Calf was established in 1959 and became an official British Bird Observatory in 1962. From March to November each year wardens live on the Calf, keeping detailed records of migration and of ...

The reserve consists of a portion of a small valley with a stream and an elevated area of grass and shrubs on one side of it. A footway suitable for wheelchairs connects a stonewalled raised bed with St Georges Cre ...

Close Sartfield is one of the Trust's larger reserves and is part of the Ballaugh Curragh, the Island's premier wetland. The reserve derives its name from the fact that it was an enclosure or close rented over ...

The reserve is situated near the southern tip of The Ayres, an area of unique heathland and sand dune. Cronk y Bing has one of the widest strips of yellow dune on the Island. In the past sand has been extracted from t ...

The reserve is traditional heath moorland, sandwiched between two conifer plantations and bisected by the A27 public road. It comprises 5% of the Island's wet heath. Heather, purple moor grass and rushes with loca ...

Most birders, when asked about the Isle of Man, only mention the Calf of Man Bird Observatory - but it is so much more than that 'little rock' off the south-western tip of the main island! With a wide variety of ha ...