Capital One, whose UK Head Office is in Nottingham (Trent House, Station Street) has funded a new Boardwalk Dipping Platform at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s award-winning and much loved Attenborough Nature Reserve.  The platform will be used to enable visitors to immerse themselves in nature and as a spot for young people to pond dip for wild creatures as part of the educational programs run from the site. As part of their longstanding partnership the Trust is delighted to be working with Capital One to establish this valuable visitor facility at Attenborough Nature Reserve, especially now as the Trust has successfully taken ownership of the site and can invest in changes.

Attenborough Nature Reserve is a SSSI reserve right on the doorstep of the city of Nottingham and welcomes an estimated half a million visitors each year. It covers 145 hectares of lakes, wetland, grassland, and woodland and is listed by Countryfile as one of Britain’s best nature reserves for walks and wildlife. 

Capital One is invested in their community and are proud to work with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to deliver engagement sessions with their employees to inspire them to take action and build connections with wildlife and nature which is proven to help boost both physical and mental wellbeing.

Dave Richards, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Capital One said,

“We’re really proud to be partnering with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust again this year, and to be extending our work with them to support installing the dipping platform at Attenborough Nature Reserve. Like so many others, we’ve recognised that nature has given us an incredible amount of joy during the pandemic and investing in our local environment now seems even more important than ever.”