The volunteer team, from the company which gave this ancient woodland to the Trust in 1985, spent a morning fixing and replacing a broken gate post, and clearing vegetation from footpaths. They even made use of their workshop at their nearby East Leake site to fix a rusty bolt on a gate! This work took place just in time for the influx of visitors going to the Woods to see the spectacular carpet of bluebells and ready for the June campaign of 30 Days Wild where people across the UK are joining in and doing random acts of wildness and getting close to nature.

Head of Environment and Compliance for British Gypsum, Heidi Barnard, who was part of the volunteering team, said: “We have enjoyed a close working partnership with the Wildlife Trust for many years. This includes corporate sponsorship, but also providing working groups to offer practical hands-on help for the Trust.

Bunny Woods, located very close to our East Leake head office, is 16 hectares of wonderful walks and diverse wildlife*. Our group thoroughly enjoyed getting stuck into some maintenance work in the Woods and we were rewarded with the view of the wonderful bluebells.”

Holly McCain, Senior Development Officer from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust added:

*Bunny Wood is referred to in the Domesday Book and was probably used by Saxon settlers as a source of wood. In 1487 Henry VII and his army camped nearby on their way to the Battle of East Stoke. Evidence of the history of the wood includes its sinuous shape, ancient ditches along the