ðə nˈeɪtʃɚ ɹɪzˈɜːv ɪz sˈɛt ɪn pˈɑːɹklənd wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ðə plˈɛʒɚ ɡɹˈaʊndz əvə lˈɑːɹdʒ hˈaʊs bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə nˈaɪntiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi sˈaɪəntɪst ænd paɪənˈɪɹ ɪn ᵻlɛktɹˈɪsᵻɾi, ˈændɹuː kɹˈɔs.
The nature reserve is set in parkland which was originally the pleasure grounds of a large house belonging to 19th-century scientist and pioneer in electricity, Andrew Crosse.