Rainworth Heath
Rainworth Heath is part of the historic Sherwood Forest area and it is one of the last remaining areas of heathland in Nottingham
Rainworth Heath is part of the historic Sherwood Forest area and it is one of the last remaining areas of heathland in Nottingham
The Small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
The Heath bumblebee is not only found on heathland, but also in gardens and parks. It nests in small colonies of less than 100 workers in all kinds of spots, such as old birds' nests, mossy…
A disused railway track, now containing areas of grassland and woodland
Cross-leaved heath is a type of heather that likes bogs, heathland and moorland. It has distinctive pink, bell-shaped flowers that attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…
A site with a long history as open heathland and part of the historic Sherwood Forest area.
David Fox goes in search of Britain's many orchid species and explains their unusual biology and habitats.
The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to welcome Mansfield based Kingfisher Lighting as the business sponsor of Rainworth Heath Nature Reserve.
Work to restore an area of traditional lowland heathland habitat at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Rainworth Heath SSSI Reserve is underway thanks to funding through the Miner2Major Landscape…