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Devil's-bit scabious
The pincushion-like, lilac-blue flower heads of Devil's-bit scabious attract a wide variety of butterflies and bees. Look for this pretty plant in damp meadows and marshes, and on riverbanks…
Devil's coach horse
A ferocious and fast predator, the devil's coach horse beetle hunts invertebrates after dark in gardens and on grasslands. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a…
Attenborough Nature Reserve Facilities
Attenborough Nature Reserve Facilities
Our Vision for Idle Valley Nature Reserve
We share our vision for the future of our largest nature reserve
Devil’s fingers fungus
This smelly, strange looking fungus is also referred to as octopus stinkhorn or octopus fungus. Its eye-catching red tentacles splay out like a starfish.
Idle Valley Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve
Idle Valley is the largest reserve in our care, located just five minutes away from Retford and within an hour of Nottingham, Lincoln, Doncaster, Sheffield and Newark.
Attenborough Nature Reserve
A beautiful complex of flooded former gravel pits and islands providing exceptional habitat for a wide range of wildlife.
Besthorpe Nature Reserve
Part of a major gravel extraction site; home to a variety of birds. A great example of how former industrial sites can have a new lease of life as havens for wildlife.
Walkeringham Nature Reserve
Originally a clay pit, then a landfill site and finally a valuable site for wildlife
Attenborough Nature Centre and Reserve
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.
Fishing on Attenborough Nature Reserve
The Angling Trust and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust are pleased to announce that along with Nottingham Anglers Association a basis has been established that should see angling resume at the…