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Nest Box at Osmanthorpe Orchard NottsWT credit Al Greer

Ticking all the right boxes

I’ve been writing about the benefits of bird nest boxes for the best part of a quarter of a century and for most of this time, National Nest Box Week which runs from 14-21 February has been a key…

A murmuration of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) coming in to roost at Shapwick, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK - Guy Edwardes/2020VISION

Winter Birds: What to see and where

As I’m sure many of you are aware, this time of year hosts one of the UK’s great wildlife spectacles – starling murmurations. However it is important to remember that there are many other…

Mute Swan at dusk by Steven Fairbrother

Man nor swans can live by bread alone

Following a bit of a media spat between different groups involved in protecting wild birds recently we decided to issue a statement clarifying our position on what can be a surprisingly…

Ladybirds Matt Berry

Winter Wildlife Gardening

Having spent a couple of soggy hours cutting back a rampant wisteria in my garden recently, I then surveyed the sorry mess of fallen leaves, dead annual plants and the skeletons of deciduous trees…

Hooded Crow

A unique species sighting at Idle Valley

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Autumn Fair at the Idle Valley Nature Reserve on Sunday 28 October attracted many visitors. The first of two guided bird walks began under a blue sky with the sun’…

Meadow Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Scott Tilley

Our unique resource that needs support

Here at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust we like to showcase the wonders of nature and offer a vision of hope for the future, but the simple fact is that natural habitats continue to be depleted and…

Sand Martin Hide Attenborough

Privileged behind the scenes access

Working for the Wildlife Trust I often benefit from seeing sites or taking part in activities that that general public might not often have the chance to enjoy.

Recently I was lucky to…