Things to do this summer | Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

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Things to do this summer

We've got lots of ideas to keep you busy over the summer, whether you fancy going out for an adventure or staying in on a rainy day.

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Find your nearest nature reserve 🍃

Head out for an adventure, discover your nearest nature reserve to explore!

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Provide water for wildlife

All animals need water to survive and in hot weather it can be harder to find. See our top tips for providing water to wildlife.

Woodland wildlife in summer spotter sheet. Photos and tick boxes. Speckled wood butterfly, chaffinch, wood warbler, roe deer, sparrowhawk, grass snake, wood-sorrel, treecreeper, spotted flycatcher, common lizard.

NATURE DETECTIVE

Summer wildlife spotter sheet 🔍

Head out and explore a woodland and see how many of these summer plants and animals you can spot.

Wildlife Watch YouTube channel

Here you'll find videos about the UK's amazing wildlife and fun activities for kids of all ages. Get involved!

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Join one of our events 🎫

Join us at one of our reserves for activities or take part in a nature challenge. There's lots to choose from for all ages.

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GET GREENFINGERED

Make a mini garden 🌱

Learn how to sow your own mini meadow in a windowbox, make a wildlife friendly hanging basket or a pond in a pot!

Summer flower spotter sheet with photos and tickboxes. Meadow buttercup, foxglove, poppy, tufted vetch, cow parsley, teasel, yellow iris, toadflax, herb robert, red campion.

NATURE DETECTIVE

Summer flower spotter 🌼

How many summer flowers can you find? Download our spotter sheet and explore!

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Make a wildlife pond 🐸

A wildlife pond is one of the best features for attracting wildlife to outdoor space, whether made from an ice cream tub of large pool!

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BECOME A MEMBER

Get a copy of our Wildlife Watch magazine 🐾

Join us with a family membership and recieve our Wildlife Watch magazine full of activities for the kids!

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Explore our range of books, games and toys 📚

We've got a range of gifts, toys, books and games to help you explore nature. Every purchase also supports our charity's work.

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Make a bee hotel 🐝

Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardeners friend. Help them by building a bee hotel and watch them buzz.

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NATURE DETECTIVE

Record a wildlife sighting 👀

Become a citizen scientist and report any wildlife you've spotted on our website. This helps us learn more about wildlife!

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Join us today

With a family membership you'll receive our wildlife watch magazine for the kids, packed full of activities. Your support will help look after local wildlife and the amazing wild places in your area.

Learn more and join today

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Discover more activities

Enter the wildlife zone to learn more about the UK's most amazing creatures, quizzes and activities all for kids. The Wildlife Watch website if perfect for kids that can't get enough of our wild world!

Head to the Wildlife Watch website