Nature Reserves
A-Z of nature reserves 🔍
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Aldercar Flash (Erewash Meadow) (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Annesley Woodhouse Quarry (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Ashton's Meadow (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Attenborough Nature Reserve (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Beacon Hill Conservation Park (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Bentinck Banks (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Besthorpe Nature Reserve (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Bunny Old Wood (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Clarborough Tunnel (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Daneshill Lakes (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Dukes Wood Nature Reserve (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Dyscarr Wood (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Eakring Meadows (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Eaton & Gamston Woods (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Faith Marriott (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Farndon Willow Holt & Water Meadows (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Foxcovert Plantation (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Girton Grasslands (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Hagg Lane (Idle Washlands) (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Idle Valley (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Jacksdale (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Kimberley Meadow (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Kirton Wood (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Lady Lee Quarry (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Little Holly Corner (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Mansey Common (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Meden Trail (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Misson Carr (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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North Muskham Lake (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Ploughman Wood (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Rainworth Heath (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Skylarks (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Spalford Warren (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Staunton Quarry (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Stonepit Plantation (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Strawberry Hills Heath (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Teversal Pastures (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Treswell Wood Nature Reserve (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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Walkeringham Nature Reserve (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
West Burton Meadow (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Wilford Claypit (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Woodthorpe Meadow (Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
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![Aldercar Flash Reed bed and pond view](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2019-08/AF13%20Notts%20WT%20Credit%20Sarah%20Bowler.jpg?h=784f9ee2&itok=8UpUGuvo)
Aldercar Flash (Erewash Meadows)
Primarily a wetland site, this reserve is home to many species of water birds and insects.
![Annesley Woodhouse Quarry Steve Hammond](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2018-03/Fox-and-cubs%20Annesley%20Woodhouse%20Quarry%20Notts%20WT%20cpt%20Steve%20Hammond.jpg?h=07fa5f65&itok=vuQB4zYE)
Annesley Woodhouse Quarry
Restored quarries can make fantastic spaces for wildlife and this species rich grassland site covering just over 2.25 hectares was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1981…
![Wetland view with cormorants on an island](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2023-08/Cormorant%20wetland%20view%20Besthorpe%20cpt%20Sophie%20Bell-2.jpg?h=521def52&itok=bdoRwe06)
Besthorpe Nature Reserve
Part of a major gravel extraction site; home to a variety of birds. A great example of how former industrial sites can have a new lease of life as havens for wildlife.
Eakring Meadows
One of the best remaining neutral grasslands in the county
![Idle washlands](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2022-09/idle%20washlands.jpg?h=3dad9523&itok=VEggHofY)
Hagg Lane (Idle Washlands)
Excellent birdwatching site with good examples of wet grassland which attracts large numbers of wintering and passage waterfowl.
![Swans flying across a lake in front of a building](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2023-07/IVNR%20Belmoor%20Lake%20centre%20with%20swans%20flying%20cpt%20Sophie%20Bell-2.jpg?h=cef3aa48&itok=o4T_GZ72)
Idle Valley
One of the largest sites for nature conservation in the East Midlands
![Path through a woodland](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2023-07/Ride%20at%20Mansey%20Common%20cpt%20Sophie%20Bell-28.jpg?h=1db51425&itok=ybaerovA)
Mansey Common
A wood pasture with a mixture of grassland, scrub and veteran oaks.
![Notts WT](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2018-02/CroppedMisson%20Cow%20Pastures%20View%20%20Notts%20WT.jpg?h=a53b13d6&itok=FJ5nZN50)
Misson Carr
A fascinating reserve containing a variety of habitats
![North Muskham Lake NottsWT cpt Tony Summers](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2018-05/North%20Muskham%20Lake%20NottsWT%20cpt%20Tony%20Summers.jpg?h=e1fe5365&itok=KqZxIOIc)
North Muskham Lake
Once the site of gravel extraction, now attractive to a wide range of important wildlife
![Rainworth Heath NottsWT cpt Electric Egg](/sites/default/files/styles/grid_teaser/public/2018-04/NWT%20Rainworth%20076%20by%20Electric%20Egg%20EGG_9601.jpg?h=1467a2aa&itok=R7tBOqA-)
Rainworth Heath
Rainworth Heath is part of the historic Sherwood Forest area and it is one of the last remaining areas of heathland in Nottingham