Britain has lost huge swathes of its original wildlife-rich habitats and ecosystems or ‘wild’ land. Many species are in steep decline, and only half of its natural biodiversity remains. Thankfully, wildlife conservation and rewilding or regeneration efforts are gathering pace and yielding positive results, particularly across private properties.
From a modern home with an otter-populated natural swimming pool in Wales to an almost 200-acre estate in East Sussex with its own wetlands, here are five properties for sale in the UK where nature is the focus.
Grade II-listed country house with water meadows and rewilding potential in Surrey7 bedrooms; £14m via Strutt & Parker
Grand in scale at 117 acres, Dunsborough Park in Ripley, near Woking, has extensive, house-fronting formal gardens that were previously open to the public. These include Edwardian glasshouses, topiary, tulip and walled gardens. And mill stream water gardens where water flows over stone blocks to create shallow pools, culminating with a romantic folly bridge. Beyond are tree-studded parklands populated by 600-year-old oak trees that could be transformed into an even richer ecosystem.
There’s a rustic feel to the historic main house, which has Tudor origins, with polished wooden floors, woodland mural-style dining room wallpaper, and open fireplaces. The equestrian home is only 23 miles from London, hence its price tag (it is available as a whole for £14m or as 9 separate lots).
Photography: Strutt & Parker
Grade II-listed country house with water meadows and rewilding potential in Surrey7 bedrooms; £14m via Strutt & Parker
Grand in scale at 117 acres, Dunsborough Park in Ripley, near Woking, has extensive, house-fronting formal gardens that were previously open to the public. These include Edwardian glasshouses, topiary, tulip and walled gardens. And mill stream water gardens where water flows over stone blocks to create shallow pools, culminating with a romantic folly bridge. Beyond are tree-studded parklands populated by 600-year-old oak trees that could be transformed into an even richer ecosystem.
There’s a rustic feel to the historic main house, which has Tudor origins, with polished wooden floors, woodland mural-style dining room wallpaper, and open fireplaces. The equestrian home is only 23 miles from London, hence its price tag (it is available as a whole for £14m or as 9 separate lots).
Photography: Strutt & Parker
Grade II-listed country house with water meadows and rewilding potential in Surrey7 bedrooms; £14m via Strutt & Parker
Grand in scale at 117 acres, Dunsborough Park in Ripley, near Woking, has extensive, house-fronting formal gardens that were previously open to the public. These include Edwardian glasshouses, topiary, tulip and walled gardens. And mill stream water gardens where water flows over stone blocks to create shallow pools, culminating with a romantic folly bridge. Beyond are tree-studded parklands populated by 600-year-old oak trees that could be transformed into an even richer ecosystem.
There’s a rustic feel to the historic main house, which has Tudor origins, with polished wooden floors, woodland mural-style dining room wallpaper, and open fireplaces. The equestrian home is only 23 miles from London, hence its price tag (it is available as a whole for £14m or as 9 separate lots).
Photography: Strutt & Parker
Grade II-listed country house with water meadows and rewilding potential in Surrey7 bedrooms; £14m via Strutt & Parker
Grand in scale at 117 acres, Dunsborough Park in Ripley, near Woking, has extensive, house-fronting formal gardens that were previously open to the public. These include Edwardian glasshouses, topiary, tulip and walled gardens. And mill stream water gardens where water flows over stone blocks to create shallow pools, culminating with a romantic folly bridge. Beyond are tree-studded parklands populated by 600-year-old oak trees that could be transformed into an even richer ecosystem.
There’s a rustic feel to the historic main house, which has Tudor origins, with polished wooden floors, woodland mural-style dining room wallpaper, and open fireplaces. The equestrian home is only 23 miles from London, hence its price tag (it is available as a whole for £14m or as 9 separate lots).
Photography: Strutt & Parker
Grade II-listed country house with water meadows and rewilding potential in Surrey7 bedrooms; £14m via Strutt & Parker
Grand in scale at 117 acres, Dunsborough Park in Ripley, near Woking, has extensive, house-fronting formal gardens that were previously open to the public. These include Edwardian glasshouses, topiary, tulip and walled gardens. And mill stream water gardens where water flows over stone blocks to create shallow pools, culminating with a romantic folly bridge. Beyond are tree-studded parklands populated by 600-year-old oak trees that could be transformed into an even richer ecosystem.
There’s a rustic feel to the historic main house, which has Tudor origins, with polished wooden floors, woodland mural-style dining room wallpaper, and open fireplaces. The equestrian home is only 23 miles from London, hence its price tag (it is available as a whole for £14m or as 9 separate lots).
Photography: Strutt & Parker
Grade II-listed country house with water meadows and rewilding potential in Surrey7 bedrooms; £14m via Strutt & Parker
Grand in scale at 117 acres, Dunsborough Park in Ripley, near Woking, has extensive, house-fronting formal gardens that were previously open to the public. These include Edwardian glasshouses, topiary, tulip and walled gardens. And mill stream water gardens where water flows over stone blocks to create shallow pools, culminating with a romantic folly bridge. Beyond are tree-studded parklands populated by 600-year-old oak trees that could be transformed into an even richer ecosystem.
There’s a rustic feel to the historic main house, which has Tudor origins, with polished wooden floors, woodland mural-style dining room wallpaper, and open fireplaces. The equestrian home is only 23 miles from London, hence its price tag (it is available as a whole for £14m or as 9 separate lots).
Photography: Strutt & Parker
A 16th-century Suffolk farmhouse next to a woodland nature reserve
4 bedrooms; £900,000 via Inigo
The one-acre gardens of this romantic, 16th-century farmhouse in Great Green hamlet pack a punch with their formal and wild elements. The Grade II-listed house has an orchard with longtime English species such as walnut, quince, apple and greengage plum trees and a wildflower meadow, with phases of growth throughout the summer. Mature trees such as elms, oaks and limes add to its long-established vibe. Inside the rustic redbrick house are cosy, timbered rooms with booklined wall shelves, heritage paint hues, and broad inglenook fireplaces. Anthophiles will love the nearby Bull’s Wood nature reserve, famed for its springtime buttery yellow oxlips.
Photography: Inigo
A 16th-century Suffolk farmhouse next to a woodland nature reserve
4 bedrooms; £900,000 via Inigo
The one-acre gardens of this romantic, 16th-century farmhouse in Great Green hamlet pack a punch with their formal and wild elements. The Grade II-listed house has an orchard with longtime English species such as walnut, quince, apple and greengage plum trees and a wildflower meadow, with phases of growth throughout the summer. Mature trees such as elms, oaks and limes add to its long-established vibe. Inside the rustic redbrick house are cosy, timbered rooms with booklined wall shelves, heritage paint hues, and broad inglenook fireplaces. Anthophiles will love the nearby Bull’s Wood nature reserve, famed for its springtime buttery yellow oxlips.
Photography: Inigo
A 16th-century Suffolk farmhouse next to a woodland nature reserve
4 bedrooms; £900,000 via Inigo
The one-acre gardens of this romantic, 16th-century farmhouse in Great Green hamlet pack a punch with their formal and wild elements. The Grade II-listed house has an orchard with longtime English species such as walnut, quince, apple and greengage plum trees and a wildflower meadow, with phases of growth throughout the summer. Mature trees such as elms, oaks and limes add to its long-established vibe. Inside the rustic redbrick house are cosy, timbered rooms with booklined wall shelves, heritage paint hues, and broad inglenook fireplaces. Anthophiles will love the nearby Bull’s Wood nature reserve, famed for its springtime buttery yellow oxlips.
Photography: Inigo
A 16th-century Suffolk farmhouse next to a woodland nature reserve
4 bedrooms; £900,000 via Inigo
The one-acre gardens of this romantic, 16th-century farmhouse in Great Green hamlet pack a punch with their formal and wild elements. The Grade II-listed house has an orchard with longtime English species such as walnut, quince, apple and greengage plum trees and a wildflower meadow, with phases of growth throughout the summer. Mature trees such as elms, oaks and limes add to its long-established vibe. Inside the rustic redbrick house are cosy, timbered rooms with booklined wall shelves, heritage paint hues, and broad inglenook fireplaces. Anthophiles will love the nearby Bull’s Wood nature reserve, famed for its springtime buttery yellow oxlips.
Photography: Inigo
A greenhouse-style Nottinghamshire house
6 bedrooms; £1.65m via The Modern House
Allen Joyce Architects designed this earth-sheltered eco house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, which features an oak-framed, two-storey glazed winter garden. It’s built within a secret Georgian walled garden and is surrounded by its own landscaped gardens formed of wildlife-rich ponds, wild meadow planting, specimen trees and kitchen gardens. Its greenery-filled winter garden features a mezzanine, and glass and timber hatches, under a pitched roof, which pull light, fresh air, and warmth into other parts of the brick-built house.
Photography: The Modern House
A greenhouse-style Nottinghamshire house
6 bedrooms; £1.65m via The Modern House
Allen Joyce Architects designed this earth-sheltered eco house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, which features an oak-framed, two-storey glazed winter garden. It’s built within a secret Georgian walled garden and is surrounded by its own landscaped gardens formed of wildlife-rich ponds, wild meadow planting, specimen trees and kitchen gardens. Its greenery-filled winter garden features a mezzanine, and glass and timber hatches, under a pitched roof, which pull light, fresh air, and warmth into other parts of the brick-built house.
Photography: The Modern House
A greenhouse-style Nottinghamshire house
6 bedrooms; £1.65m via The Modern House
Allen Joyce Architects designed this earth-sheltered eco house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, which features an oak-framed, two-storey glazed winter garden. It’s built within a secret Georgian walled garden and is surrounded by its own landscaped gardens formed of wildlife-rich ponds, wild meadow planting, specimen trees and kitchen gardens. Its greenery-filled winter garden features a mezzanine, and glass and timber hatches, under a pitched roof, which pull light, fresh air, and warmth into other parts of the brick-built house.
Photography: The Modern House
A greenhouse-style Nottinghamshire house
6 bedrooms; £1.65m via The Modern House
Allen Joyce Architects designed this earth-sheltered eco house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, which features an oak-framed, two-storey glazed winter garden. It’s built within a secret Georgian walled garden and is surrounded by its own landscaped gardens formed of wildlife-rich ponds, wild meadow planting, specimen trees and kitchen gardens. Its greenery-filled winter garden features a mezzanine, and glass and timber hatches, under a pitched roof, which pull light, fresh air, and warmth into other parts of the brick-built house.
Photography: The Modern House
A greenhouse-style Nottinghamshire house
6 bedrooms; £1.65m via The Modern House
Allen Joyce Architects designed this earth-sheltered eco house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, which features an oak-framed, two-storey glazed winter garden. It’s built within a secret Georgian walled garden and is surrounded by its own landscaped gardens formed of wildlife-rich ponds, wild meadow planting, specimen trees and kitchen gardens. Its greenery-filled winter garden features a mezzanine, and glass and timber hatches, under a pitched roof, which pull light, fresh air, and warmth into other parts of the brick-built house.
Photography: The Modern House
East Sussex farm with a private nature reserve
7 bedrooms; £5.5m via Knight Frank
Constantia Manor, near Isfield village, was intensively managed farmland until its owners bought it in 2000 and turned its 186 acres into a wildlife paradise. They’ve added 12 acres of woodland (now home to breeding nightingales) and new native hedgerows to replace what was lost, but most impressive are its reed-lined lakes, ponds, and networks of wetlands. These watery ecosystems host wading birds, native duck species, mammals, amphibians and flora. Some 140 bird species (including kingfishers, cuckoos, and reed warblers) have been counted across the Sussex estate, as well as endangered water voles and polecats. Beside the substantial redbrick house are beautiful gardens with a central rill and ponds flanked by formal lawns leading to a garden pavilion. The biomass boiler-heated main house enjoys rural views, including from the master bedroom’s balcony.
Photography: Frank Knight
East Sussex farm with a private nature reserve
7 bedrooms; £5.5m via Knight Frank
Constantia Manor, near Isfield village, was intensively managed farmland until its owners bought it in 2000 and turned its 186 acres into a wildlife paradise. They’ve added 12 acres of woodland (now home to breeding nightingales) and new native hedgerows to replace what was lost, but most impressive are its reed-lined lakes, ponds, and networks of wetlands. These watery ecosystems host wading birds, native duck species, mammals, amphibians and flora. Some 140 bird species (including kingfishers, cuckoos, and reed warblers) have been counted across the Sussex estate, as well as endangered water voles and polecats. Beside the substantial redbrick house are beautiful gardens with a central rill and ponds flanked by formal lawns leading to a garden pavilion. The biomass boiler-heated main house enjoys rural views, including from the master bedroom’s balcony.
Photography: Frank Knight
East Sussex farm with a private nature reserve
7 bedrooms; £5.5m via Knight Frank
Constantia Manor, near Isfield village, was intensively managed farmland until its owners bought it in 2000 and turned its 186 acres into a wildlife paradise. They’ve added 12 acres of woodland (now home to breeding nightingales) and new native hedgerows to replace what was lost, but most impressive are its reed-lined lakes, ponds, and networks of wetlands. These watery ecosystems host wading birds, native duck species, mammals, amphibians and flora. Some 140 bird species (including kingfishers, cuckoos, and reed warblers) have been counted across the Sussex estate, as well as endangered water voles and polecats. Beside the substantial redbrick house are beautiful gardens with a central rill and ponds flanked by formal lawns leading to a garden pavilion. The biomass boiler-heated main house enjoys rural views, including from the master bedroom’s balcony.
Photography: Frank Knight
East Sussex farm with a private nature reserve
7 bedrooms; £5.5m via Knight Frank
Constantia Manor, near Isfield village, was intensively managed farmland until its owners bought it in 2000 and turned its 186 acres into a wildlife paradise. They’ve added 12 acres of woodland (now home to breeding nightingales) and new native hedgerows to replace what was lost, but most impressive are its reed-lined lakes, ponds, and networks of wetlands. These watery ecosystems host wading birds, native duck species, mammals, amphibians and flora. Some 140 bird species (including kingfishers, cuckoos, and reed warblers) have been counted across the Sussex estate, as well as endangered water voles and polecats. Beside the substantial redbrick house are beautiful gardens with a central rill and ponds flanked by formal lawns leading to a garden pavilion. The biomass boiler-heated main house enjoys rural views, including from the master bedroom’s balcony.
Photography: Frank Knight
East Sussex farm with a private nature reserve
7 bedrooms; £5.5m via Knight Frank
Constantia Manor, near Isfield village, was intensively managed farmland until its owners bought it in 2000 and turned its 186 acres into a wildlife paradise. They’ve added 12 acres of woodland (now home to breeding nightingales) and new native hedgerows to replace what was lost, but most impressive are its reed-lined lakes, ponds, and networks of wetlands. These watery ecosystems host wading birds, native duck species, mammals, amphibians and flora. Some 140 bird species (including kingfishers, cuckoos, and reed warblers) have been counted across the Sussex estate, as well as endangered water voles and polecats. Beside the substantial redbrick house are beautiful gardens with a central rill and ponds flanked by formal lawns leading to a garden pavilion. The biomass boiler-heated main house enjoys rural views, including from the master bedroom’s balcony.
Photography: Frank Knight
East Sussex farm with a private nature reserve
7 bedrooms; £5.5m via Knight Frank
Constantia Manor, near Isfield village, was intensively managed farmland until its owners bought it in 2000 and turned its 186 acres into a wildlife paradise. They’ve added 12 acres of woodland (now home to breeding nightingales) and new native hedgerows to replace what was lost, but most impressive are its reed-lined lakes, ponds, and networks of wetlands. These watery ecosystems host wading birds, native duck species, mammals, amphibians and flora. Some 140 bird species (including kingfishers, cuckoos, and reed warblers) have been counted across the Sussex estate, as well as endangered water voles and polecats. Beside the substantial redbrick house are beautiful gardens with a central rill and ponds flanked by formal lawns leading to a garden pavilion. The biomass boiler-heated main house enjoys rural views, including from the master bedroom’s balcony.
Photography: Frank Knight
East Sussex farm with a private nature reserve
7 bedrooms; £5.5m via Knight Frank
Constantia Manor, near Isfield village, was intensively managed farmland until its owners bought it in 2000 and turned its 186 acres into a wildlife paradise. They’ve added 12 acres of woodland (now home to breeding nightingales) and new native hedgerows to replace what was lost, but most impressive are its reed-lined lakes, ponds, and networks of wetlands. These watery ecosystems host wading birds, native duck species, mammals, amphibians and flora. Some 140 bird species (including kingfishers, cuckoos, and reed warblers) have been counted across the Sussex estate, as well as endangered water voles and polecats. Beside the substantial redbrick house are beautiful gardens with a central rill and ponds flanked by formal lawns leading to a garden pavilion. The biomass boiler-heated main house enjoys rural views, including from the master bedroom’s balcony.
Photography: Frank Knight
A modern house in central Wales with natural swimming pools
6 bedrooms; £750,000 via Savills
Tan Yr Allt house (meaning Until The Hill) is run as a B&B near Welshpool town in Powys. Its double-height box window looks out across a picturesque natural swimming pool and cut grass meadows, backdropped by specimen trees and a tall, undulating wooden landscape. Swimmers can drift in its emerald waters, admiring its natural planting and aquatic life at the water level. Meanwhile, sunbathers have a pontoon-decked seating area from which to soak up views. The property’s pool (named Lyn Dolanog) is stocked with trout, carp and water lilies and welcomes a visiting otter, herons and pine martins. Planning consents outline that the pool is for the use of owners and guests of Tan Yr Allt only and cannot be used as a standalone fishery.
Photography: Savills
A modern house in central Wales with natural swimming pools
6 bedrooms; £750,000 via Savills
Tan Yr Allt house (meaning Until The Hill) is run as a B&B near Welshpool town in Powys. Its double-height box window looks out across a picturesque natural swimming pool and cut grass meadows, backdropped by specimen trees and a tall, undulating wooden landscape. Swimmers can drift in its emerald waters, admiring its natural planting and aquatic life at the water level. Meanwhile, sunbathers have a pontoon-decked seating area from which to soak up views. The property’s pool (named Lyn Dolanog) is stocked with trout, carp and water lilies and welcomes a visiting otter, herons and pine martins. Planning consents outline that the pool is for the use of owners and guests of Tan Yr Allt only and cannot be used as a standalone fishery.
Photography: Savills
A modern house in central Wales with natural swimming pools
6 bedrooms; £750,000 via Savills
Tan Yr Allt house (meaning Until The Hill) is run as a B&B near Welshpool town in Powys. Its double-height box window looks out across a picturesque natural swimming pool and cut grass meadows, backdropped by specimen trees and a tall, undulating wooden landscape. Swimmers can drift in its emerald waters, admiring its natural planting and aquatic life at the water level. Meanwhile, sunbathers have a pontoon-decked seating area from which to soak up views. The property’s pool (named Lyn Dolanog) is stocked with trout, carp and water lilies and welcomes a visiting otter, herons and pine martins. Planning consents outline that the pool is for the use of owners and guests of Tan Yr Allt only and cannot be used as a standalone fishery.
Photography: Savills
A modern house in central Wales with natural swimming pools
6 bedrooms; £750,000 via Savills
Tan Yr Allt house (meaning Until The Hill) is run as a B&B near Welshpool town in Powys. Its double-height box window looks out across a picturesque natural swimming pool and cut grass meadows, backdropped by specimen trees and a tall, undulating wooden landscape. Swimmers can drift in its emerald waters, admiring its natural planting and aquatic life at the water level. Meanwhile, sunbathers have a pontoon-decked seating area from which to soak up views. The property’s pool (named Lyn Dolanog) is stocked with trout, carp and water lilies and welcomes a visiting otter, herons and pine martins. Planning consents outline that the pool is for the use of owners and guests of Tan Yr Allt only and cannot be used as a standalone fishery.
Photography: Savills
