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Friends Dawn and Ann meet up every fortnight for a walk and a catch up on one of their local nature reserves.
Action vital after wave of rural crime at Idle Valley
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust urges action on rural crime after wave of incidents affecting its Idle Valley Nature Reserve and surrounding properties.
Smart souvenir shopping
Bringing a piece of your holiday home is a great way of keeping the memories alive – just make sure it’s wildlife-friendly!
Polecat
Known for its bandit-like appearance, the polecat was once so persecuted it was on the brink of extinction in the UK. Thankfully, numbers are now increasing in rural Wales and parts of England.…
Fund wildlife-friendly farming
Lockdown leads to new focus on local food at Attenborough Nature Center cafe
Lockdown leads to new focus on local food at popular nature centre. Wildlife charity set to showcase food from the local landscape at Attenborough with new Farm Shop range.
Wildlife Trust issues urgent call for volunteers to help reopen facilities
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has today issued an urgent call for volunteers to help get its visitor reception, café and shop reopened at the Idle Valley Nature Reserve after a difficult year.…
Farmland
Farmland can conjure up rural images of brown hares zig-zagging across fields, chattering flocks of finches and yellowhammers singing from thick, bushy hedges and field margins studded with…
Charity’s investment in new café servery highlights value of Idle Valley Nature Reserve
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the county’s largest locally based conservation charity, has just completed the installation of a new café servery at its Idle Valley Nature Reserve off North Road…
Lowland meadow and pasture
Generally found as part of lowland farms or nature reserves, these small, flower-rich fields are at their best in midsummer when the plethora of flowers and insects is a delight. Tiny reminders of…
My wellbeing
My wild life started before I was old enough to walk, being regularly taken by my mother across the Epsom Downs to enjoy fresh air. Moving to rural Staffordshire aged 3, I was incredibly lucky to…