Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Nest Protection Behaviour | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Mike Vickers explains the details of bird ground-nesting behaviour and what to look out for as nesting season begins!

As spring arrives, ground‑nesting birds are using incredible camouflage and clever behaviours to keep their chicks safe. 🐣🌿

Discover how they protect their nests in Mike Vickers’ latest blog:
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/blog/mike-vi...

Magical moths are here🌙

We have teamed up with The Royal Horticultural Society to launch a new booklet celebrating moths and showing how we can help them thrive everyday.

Day or night, help moths take flight!
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So sorry to hear of your loss @robcarlyle.bsky.social

Inching forwards — In a Sustainable Garden Mum passed away on Thursday. She had suffered from dementia for a number of years and was approaching her 97th birthday. Although mum had been poorly for a while, witnessing her departure was as tough...

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🌳This week we planted native #BlackPoplar at Vicar Water Country Park in #Nottinghamshire. They offered a place for 8 saplings which will hopefully grow, so that we can take further cuttings and distribute the tree across the county!🌳

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Winter sun over Belmoor Ponds, Idle Valley. This highlights Lowland Reedbeds which quietly shelter wildlife through the cold months. As a UK priority habitat in Nottinghamshire’s #LBAP, they’re carefully managed to support nature’s recovery: nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/

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🌱 New Vice Presidents!

NWT's Erin McDaid & Paul Wilkinson met with Prof. Sara Goodacre, Tom Aplin & Mick Burrows DL to discuss Wilder Nottinghamshire 2030.

Thanks to Sara for hosting at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social & showing us SpiderLab!

More: www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/news/passion...

#Sycamore buds at #Newstead showing their classic mid March look: large, pointed terminal buds with neat overlapping scales and opposite side buds along the twig.

One of the clearest signs that trees are waking up for spring 🌳

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Toads crossing signs now up on Lamin’s Lane, Nottingham.
Great to see hi-viz, torched and bucketed volunteer on the lane last night.
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On Tuesday we were at #Alverton disused railway, clearing the scrub for the #GrizzledSkipper. We focused on removing saplings and exposing the rubble associated with railways, exposing Creeping Cinquefoil. We also planted some to help attract the butterfly to the area.
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An otter sighting at Attenborough Nature reserve from a brilliant spotter, Kev Sewell 🦦

If you’re out exploring, share your wildlife moments with us; we’d love to see them 🌿

Still it rains… — In a Sustainable Garden Snowdrops

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'Compleat' food for pollinators | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Staff at The Compleat Food Group in Nottinghamshire have been inspired by their new Gold Investor in Nature business partnership with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and have been busy planting bulbs. ...

Compleat Food Group have already been busy ‘wilding’ their sites in Nottingham, including planting hundreds of bulbs next to their offices and monitoring the bees via specialist equipment. 🐝
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… mysterious jiggerypokery … — In a Sustainable Garden Coal tit

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🫎 @nottswildlife.bsky.social and @derbyswildlife.bsky.social could be one step closer to the return of Eurasian elk to Nottinghamshire. Thanks to our Rewilding Innovation Fund, their feasibility study is moving forward, with a disease risk assessment set for early this year.

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On Tuesday, we were out at #Rushcliffe Halt and Cutting, clearing the ground for the #GrizzledSkipper. We removed some plants to expose the #grassland, planted Agrimony and Wild Strawberry to attract the butterfly, and had a bonfire to dispose of the woody plants!

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One step closer to seeing elk back in Britain’s landscapes 🫎

Last year, we awarded @nottswildlife.bsky.social and @derbyswildlife.bsky.social funding from our Rewilding Innovation Fund to research the feasibility of reintroducing Eurasian elk to beaver wetlands in Nottinghamshire.

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Fantastic visit to Attenborough NR this afternoon. The Scaup continues to show brilliantly along with loads of lovely wildfowl. A first Blackcap of the year made it a 3 Warbler day (with Chiff & Cetti's) along with Caspian Gull and a probable YL Gull @nottswildlife.bsky.social #UKBirding #Birds

Nature and the Lohri festival | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Amandeep Kaur Maan, Co-founder of EcoSikh UK, explores the links between nature and the Lohri festival

How are nature & the Sikh Lohri festival on the 13th January connected?

To sit on the ground, beneath the starry sky, around a warm, glowing fire makes us feel cosy & united. There we are equals, embraced with a calm connectedness.

Read our new blog:
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/blog/thewild...

Have your say on the Broad Marsh redevelopment again! | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust urges people to have their say to ensure that nature is at the heart of future Broad Marsh redevelopment.

Have your say in the Broadmarsh consultation! ✍️

We are urging people in Nottingham to restate the importance of nature as a key element of the transformation.

Find out more and take part in the consultation:
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/news/have-yo...

Meet the Artist: Jo Glazebrook | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Join us for a special Meet the Artist day at Attenborough Nature Centre, where we’re proud to showcase the work of local watercolour artist Jo Glazebrook.

Meet the Artist day this Sunday 14th December, at Attenborough Nature Centre where we’re proud to showcase the work of local watercolour artist Jo Glazebrook and her exquisitely detailed miniature paintings of birds and wildlife. www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/events/2025-...

Action for Wildlife – Big Give We need to take urgent action for wildlife. With your help, we can continue creating space for nature in Nottinghamshire, …

Starting TODAY until the 9th December, every donation you make to us through the Big Give website will be DOUBLED - at no extra cost to you!

Help your money go further to make a difference for nature’s recovery in Nottinghamshire💚

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Cramp balls.. — In a Sustainable Garden The complexity and diversity of fungi, mushrooms, toadstools and all their ephemeral kingdom is on display here in the garden. It is always a treat to welcome our friends Andy and Ann to join us, but...

Cramp balls..

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🌱Hound’s-tongue Sighting! Spotted in #Nottinghamshire — a rare plant which has a stronghold here! It grows on dry, base-rich soils, and is a great sign of #biodiversity bouncing back in restored habitats!

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Attenborough Nature Centre and Reserve | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Not far from Nottingham City, this reserve is cited as one of the best places in the UK to see kingfisher and is also home to rare wildlife including bitterns and otters.

In addition, we have an update regarding the delays to the works bridge on our website. Please read more here: www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/attenborough

From Monday 10th November, for two weeks, we will be conducting essential remedial work at Attenborough Nature Reserve on the surface decking of Barton Lane bridge. Our contractors will ensure that visitors can use the bridge during the works but we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The Trust is sad to report that Norman Lewis MBE, the Trust’s first ever employee and a pivotal figure in nature conservation in the county, has passed away recently aged 95 after a short illness.

Read the full obituary:
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/news/norman-...

Nature is at risk, but your voice can help.

The Planning Bill is nearly law.

An amendment passed by the Lords yesterday offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.

📢 Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130. action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...

Great to catch up with Bulwell Forest Garden - a 2024 Wilder Nottinghamshire Award Winner. Hurry - nominations for the 2025 Wilder Nottinghamshire Awards close on Sunday 26th Oct!

www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/awards

Wilder Nottinghamshire Awards | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust To celebrate the contribution the contribution people and organisations are making across the county we have created the Wilder Nottinghamshire Awards.

Following on from the success of last year's Wilder Awards, we are asking you to nominate not just individuals + community groups, but also local businesses taking action for nature in our county! 🏆

Got a business to nominate?

You can do so online here:
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/awards