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nature reserve

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noun

  1. an area of land that is protected and managed in order to preserve a particular type of habitat and its flora and fauna which are often rare or endangered

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Eilish Rothney, a nature reserve manager for the Trinity Broads at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, found wasps buzzing around the room in June, when she returned from conducting surveys.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

A record number of 14 seal pups were counted at the nature reserve last year, with the trust saying it hoped there would be "many more to come".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Koalas, microbats and honeyeater birds are among the 23 threatened species living in a nature reserve she says is under threat from Yancoal's Moolarben mine, which wants to add another 30 million tonnes of coal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Longford Park, as well as being a nature reserve, also acts as a public path, connecting the Coventry Building Society Arena and the Coventry Canal.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Certainly, that night at the nature reserve was one of the low points.”

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

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