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nature reserve

British  

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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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

The pups were the first two healthy ones spotted at the nature reserve this season during a routine seal count.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

A huge data centre planned in a village near a nature reserve would generate "very high noise levels" without extensive measures to block it, experts have said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bara was "relatively healthy, with minor burn injuries," Handi added, and will be moved to a nature reserve elsewhere in the Central Kalimantan region where he was rescued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

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