Monthly Archives: May 2022
Visiting Local(ish) Reserves
Now is a good time to get Out and About visiting local wildlife sites around Rushcliffe, so here are some useful links to nature reserves in Rushcliffe, both NWT and Friends of sites.
Rushcliffe Nature in Rushcliffe leaflet http://www.southnottswildlife.org.uk/content/?page_id=18
Rushcliffe Nature Reserves http://www.southnottswildlife.org.uk/content/?page_id=228
NWT Reserve Bunny Wood http://www.southnottswildlife.org.uk/content/?page_id=29
NWT Reserve Skylarks http://www.southnottswildlife.org.uk/content/?page_id=258
NWT Reserve Wilford Claypits http://www.southnottswildlife.org.uk/content/?page_id=217
NWT Reserve Wilwell Farm Cutting http://www.southnottswildlife.org.uk/content/?page_id=35
In addition for more formal outings, see our Out and About with Wildlife Programme http://www.southnottswildlife.org.uk/content/?page_id=231
Outside of Rushcliffe you can go further a field
Notts Wildlife Trusts full list of reserves https://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/nature-reserves
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust https://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserve
Leicestershire Wildlife Trust https://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust https://www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature-reserves .
In particular I can recommend Leics WT`s Holwell Mineral Line& Browns Hill Quarry, Ulverscroft and Herbert Meadows, Lea Meadows, Wymeswold Meadows, Loughborough Big Meadow, Cloud Hill Wood, Dimminsdale and Charnwood Lodge which are all just over the southern border, no passport required.
Winter Wildlife Talks Programme 2022/23
Following our extremely varied and successful Talks Programme last winter, preparations are well advanced for this year’s Programme, which will once again be online using Zoom. We can currently confirm the Programme as follows:
6th October Winter wildlife in Finland
3rd November Birds of Cornwall
1st December Yellowstone and the Grand Teton National Parks
5th January Stories of our British Mammals
2nd February tbc
2nd March Life in the Undergrowth
Full details will be published in the coming weeks so, for now, book the dates in your diaries for another varied and entertaining set of talks, which you can join from the comfort of your own home, cup (or glass) in hand!
Proposed Environment Act
Along with other Wildlife Trusts across the country, NWT is asking: Do you want to see a better future for nature?
For the past 50 years, habitat loss has led to a drastic decline in nature. Wildlife populations are the lowest they have ever been, and once-common species could be lost forever. By helping nature’s recovery, we can halt the decline in nature, and create a wilder future. But current UK Government plans would mean less nature in England in 20 years’ time. This is not good enough. We cannot allow the nature crisis to continue. Demand more for nature.
Show the UK Government you want a wilder future by supporting our call for ambitious species abundance targets in the Environment Act by signing our petition.
To find out more, and to sign the petition, visit NWT’s webpage at https://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/nature-deserves-better
In a similar vein, Friends of the Earth are organising a separate, but similar, ‘Have your say on the Environment Act targets’ consultation, which can be found at https://action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/env-bill-targets-consultation?refsid=2054&utm_source=email_share&utm_campaign=%5B2050%5D&utm_medium=share
Let’s make our voices heard!
Wildlife gardening
One of the ways we can help nature is through more wildlife-friendly gardening. NWT’s two-minute survey can score your garden and offer ideas to make it even better for wildlife. To find out more, and why this is so important, visit https://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/blog/thewildlifetrusts/put-your-garden-test
Complementing this, and encompassing more than just wildlife, the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) has just published ‘How to Get More Wildlife into Your Garden and Absorb More Carbon’ which can be found on its website at https://cieem.net/how-to-get-more-wildlife-into-your-garden-and-absorb-more-carbon-by-penny-anderson/?fbclid=IwAR1amHpc0bMwYGVFYXYcHA5E7sd1ZBR0SFcw3-2uIDo9chkoAjtQCnN-k7Q