Species and habitat at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s largest nature reserve are set to benefit from improved management, thanks to the generous support from the Metamorphosis Foundation.
The Idle Valley Nature Reserve is a spectacular wetland site, and one of the most important wildlife sites in the East Midlands. Made up of a glorious 375ha network of lakes, wetland, grassland and scrub, it is home to a diverse range of wildlife and recognised as one of the richest birding sites in the region - but with lots of separate water bodies and miles of shoreline in outlaying parts, mostly inaccessible from the shore, management and activities such as bird ringing and habitat creation was being held back by the lack of safe access to islands and remote areas of shoreline.
With the lack of access continuing to cause frustration for staff and volunteers, the Wildlife Trust highlighted the problem with long-term supporters, The Metamorphosis Foundation- who then stepped in with funding to purchase a suitable 6-person electric boat.