nature reserve

British

noun

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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They have spent 14 years turning their nature reserve into an award-winning sustainable glamping retreat.

From BBC

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Alys Laver, from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, which runs the nature reserve, said farming and conservation are working hand-in-hand.

From BBC

Angela Shellis, 45, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, was found dead near the town's Morfa nature reserve on 24 October.

From BBC

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