Lower Moss Wood nature reserve is a seventeen acre site with mixed woodland set in two hundred and eighty acres of arable farmland in the heart of rural Cheshire. The reserve is managed to maintain a diversity of habitats and so contains a wide variety of flora and fauna. (It has a variety of soil types, two ponds, a drainage ditch and a peat bog which provide suitable environments for a variety of plant and animal communities). A half-mile circular path meanders through the Wood, these to be observed without damage to the habitats. There are a number of vantage points to view the ponds, and hides overlook the peat bog and a wooded glade.

The Nature Reserve is private property, but access for visiting groups can be arranged in advance with the warden, Ray Jackson MBE, who can also arrange for a guided walk or more formal talks. There will be a charge, to help cover the costs of maintaining the site (and the hospital). For those who would like to give longer term support for the reserve, and be more closely involved, please see the 'Friends of Lower Moss Wood' section for details of how you may participate. Special provision is also made for school parties.

The reserve also contains the Lower Moss Wood Wildlife Hospital, which takes in any injured, sick or orphaned wild animal or bird for care, rehabilitation and eventual release back into the wild. Over the last few years the number of casualties brought to us has gradually increased, at present totalling around 2000 per annum. Animals range from badgers and foxes, to hedgehogs and bats, and bird species vary from small garden birds to owls and birds of prey. The Wildlife Hospital is not open for viewing, but visiting parties can learn about the work that takes place there during their trip.