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Project Outcomes
How we're helping habitats
Thriving in a Wilder Trent is already taking action for nature. This projects consists of a number of works around the River Trent area to help a wide variety of species and their habitats. For more info on the proposed and ongoing works, keep reading below!
Summary
Here are some of the things we're working on as part of Thriving in a Wilder Trent:
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25 “No Fence” collars
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Purchase of roboflail
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Tern rafts at various sites
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Wader island at Besthorpe Nature Reserve
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Coppicing and pollarding willow at Girton, Farndon and Attenborough Nature Reserve.
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Scrub management (using mulcher)
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Deer fencing at Attenborough Nature Reserve
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Fencing at Besthorpe, Spalford and Muskham nature reserves
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Hedgerow management at West Burton Meadow
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Landowner advice and small grant scheme.
Tern rafts
25th March 2025
We are busy preparing for the arrival of terns from the coast of Spain and Africa. They arrive from the middle of April, departing again in late summer.
We are currently delivering new tern rafts to 4 different sites in Nottinghamshire: Besthorpe, Skylarks, North Muskham and Netherfield Lagoons.
Rangers and volunteers are busy getting them ready so that when the terns arrive, they have a safe place to lay their eggs. These delightful silvery-grey and white birds have long tails which have earned them the nickname 'sea-swallow'. They have a graceful, floating flight and frequently hover over water before plunging down for fish.
This project is funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.