Love plants and want to help support wildlife on your doorstep? Come to the annual Spring Fair in Ruddington on Saturday morning 16th May. This popular event is organised by the South Notts group of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to raise vital funds to support local … [Read more...]
Volunteers establish hedges to improve wildlife at County nature reserve
Colleagues from local employer British Gypsum swapped logistics expertise for woodland management skills for a day; learning the ancient craft of hedge laying in Bunny Wood*. The company’s distribution team spent the day volunteering under the expert guidance of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust … [Read more...]
Volunteers will be needed for nature reserve in Lambley
A parish council are calling on volunteers to help them with the upkeep of a Reed Pond Nature Reserve, which they are hoping to save from developers in Lambley. The Reed Pond Nature Reserve is currently run by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, who had intended to sell it off due to ‘lack of funds … [Read more...]
Clifton school kids run a mile a day for a month to support local wildlife
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is extremely grateful to the Year Three pupils of Whitegate Primary and Nursery School, who have raised hundreds of pounds by running a mile every day for a month. Class Seven and Eight completed an impressive eight laps of the playground every day from mid-June to … [Read more...]
UK award-winning Rushcliffe Wildlife Watch group
The Rushcliffe Wildlife Watch group have been presented with their award after being voted winner of the prestigious Wildlife Watch Group of the Year for 2017 by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Ian Johnston, chair of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, presented the group with their award at … [Read more...]
Celebration for 10 years of Friends of Sharphill Wood
By Bill Logan (secretary ) Sharphill Wood is one of the few remaining areas of greenery in West Bridgford, noted for being pictured in the 1960 film of Alan Sillitoe’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and, more recently, Shane Meadows’ short of Jake Bugg’s Slumville Sunrise. Ten years ago, the … [Read more...]
Rushcliffe Wildlife Watch Group scoop national award
A Wildlife Watch Group based at Rushcliffe Country Park has scooped a national award praising their year of activities of fun learning for local children and helping wildlife. Rushcliffe Wildlife Watch Group from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust topped entries from across the country to be awarded … [Read more...]
Changing seasons in Cotgrave Country Park
By Liz Lister, volunteer with Friends of CCP It is late autumn and many of the trees are bare, although golden Field Maples light up the woodland of Cotgrave Country Park. Strong November winds have taken the leaves and old birds’ nests stand out among the twiggy branches. Winter brings its … [Read more...]
Rushcliffe Wildlife on Your Doorstep Awards
This year Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust asked for nominations in it`s Wildlife on Your Doorstep Awards and got a total of twelve eneries from Rushcliffe, more than any other area of the County. This illustrates the vibrancy of nature conservation in Rushcliffe as these nominations represent … [Read more...]
RUSHCLIFFE BADGER VACCINATION SCHEME LAUNCHED TO CURB BOVINE TB SPREAD
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has launched an ambitious appeal to help fund a major badger vaccination programme. The Trust, which is opposed to culling as a means of controlling the bovine TB, believes badger vaccination can play a crucial role in preventing the spread of the disease in both … [Read more...]