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Congratulations to stalwart volunteer after award win.
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has congratulated one of its longest serving and most influential volunteers after he received a prestigious local award.
Friends of Colwick Woods – Call out for Volunteer Project Leaders
Join Camille McCawley, one of our Wilder Nottinghamshire Officers (South) as she interviews the Chair of Friends of Colwick Woods, JD Atkin, and find out more about their callout for volunteer…
Volunteer vanguard set the tone when it comes to caring for our nature reserves.
Volunteers play a crucial role at all Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves but at certain sites volunteers are very much part of the DNA.
Roger Freestone - A volunteers story
As part of National Volunteers’ Week, the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust are celebrating the work of our volunteers with volunteer stories. We want to celebrate all their hard work as the Trust…
Volunteer group gives Bunny Wood a pre-summer make over
A team from British Gypsum has joined forces with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to give popular county nature reserve, Bunny Woods a pre-summer makeover.
Biting stonecrop
Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and…
Volunteers battle elements to plant 750 trees
Volunteers battle elements to plant 750 trees at Nottinghamshire nature reserve which has seen unprecedented visitor numbers during the pandemic.
Wildlife sculptures featuring waste dumped at flagship nature reserves go on show at Nottinghamshire gallery
Fly tipping and littering are constant problem on our nature reserves but our amazing staff and volunteers had to deal with more than their fair share of clean ups when lockdowns led to more…
Volunteers vital in efforts to record and monitor wildlife
Evidence is showing that volunteering efforts to monitor and survey our local wildlife are helping it to thrive across Nottinghamshire and beyond.
Rosy feather star
Another member of the echinoderm phylum, feather stars share some characteristics with true starfish, but also have their very own intriguing adaptations and behaviours, which make them a…