Over the years local naturalist Neil Pinder  has written a series of articles about local wildlife that have been published in the Rushcliffe Local News. He has covered all manner of topics relating to the wildlife and conservation issues relating to the area. These can be found on his southnottswildlife web site on this link  www.rushcliffewildlife.co.uk/nature_notes%202006.html.   From the Home page on this web site you can also find listings of all manner species that can be found locally from the obvious to the obscure. So if you want to find out if species have been recorded locally this is a good place to look.