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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

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Earlier this month, Kent Wildlife Trust urged visitors to Hothfield Heathlands nature reserve, in Ashford, Kent, to keep their distance from the cows after a viral TikTok video led to people "actively approaching the animals".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

They made history when they were released into the wild, unrestricted by fences, onto a Dorset nature reserve in March 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Today, they live near a nature reserve, where lately they have been snowshoeing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Students from Boyle Heights’ Bravo High spilled out into TreePeople, a nature reserve and nonprofit in Coldwater Canyon Park, and took off hiking.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

We got to the nature reserve at around noon.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

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