• Wildlife tours are widely available in the UKheather moors image by MichMac from Fotolia.com
  
  Britain is rich in wildlife, and no matter where you travel in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, you are never far from the countryside and unspoiled coastlines. The National Trust is the UK's largest charity organization and is responsible for the upkeep of heritage sites, wildlife reserves, national parks and moors. It is the country's main provider of guided tours, advice and information for walkers, and it maintains signposted trails across unpopulated wildlife areas.
  
  

Northumberland

• A puffin on the Farne IslandsPapgeientaucher - puffin 9 image by Konstanze Gruber from Fotolia.com
  
  Northumberland is famous for its coastline, castles and countryside. Visitors to the area can travel to The Farne Islands in a small boat to see protected seabird sanctuaries that include puffins, guillemots and razorbills. Breeding gray seal colonies are on the islands, and some of the seals often swim around the boat as it passes by. Organized tours leave Seahouses harbor every hour throughout the summer and take visitors on a two and a half hour trip around the islands including an hour's stay on Inner Farne Island.
  
  

Yorkshire

• Yorkshire has a sanctuary dedicated to red squirrelssquirrel image by Anatoly Tiplyashin from Fotolia.com
  
  The Yorkshire Dales National Park is one of the UK's appointed Areas of Outstanding National Beauty and is home to a vast number of protected or rare wildlife and plant species throughout 680 square miles of moorland and woodland areas. The National Trust provides a series of mapped, recommended walks and tours for visitors to see the area's wildlife at the most appropriate spots in these conservation areas.
  
  The North Western Dales Squirrel Reserve is a sanctuary dedicated to protecting the UK's declining red squirrel population, and visitors can see them in their native environment in the woods.
  
  

Scotland

• Scotland has a bottlenose dolphin sanctuarydolphin surfacing image by Timothy Lubcke from Fotolia.com
  
  Bottlenose dolphins are regularly seen all around Scotland, but the breeding groups in the Moray Firth are the most well known. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society organizes four-day breaks to their sanctuary off the Inverness coast in the spring and summer. Food, accommodation, boat transfers and professional guides from the WDCS are provided. Orcas, or killer whales, can also sometimes be spotted in the same area. The cost is approximately $695 per person as of September 2010.