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My quiet life
Jane is the Quality Manager at Sutton in Ashfield based business nmcn one of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Business partners. She has kindly shared with us her inspiring wild life story.…
My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Surprising sea life
Discover ten surprising species found in the UK’s seas.
Great diving beetle
The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
Adapting to a new way of life
This month is CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) awareness month. This is the name of the neurological condition that I have, and has led me to use a wheelchair.
The L.O.W. Down (Life on Wheels)
Access to nature reserves and green spaces isn't always as straightforward to everyone as it would seem.
Swifts & Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky
Huge congratulations to our Communications Officer, Sarah Gibson on the publication of her first book, Swifts and Us. Here, Sarah explains a little about why she wrote the book and the challenges…
Common hawthorn
In May, our hedgerows burst into life as common hawthorn erupts with creamy-white blossom, colouring the landscape and giving this thorny shrub its other name of 'May-tree'.
Biting stonecrop
Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and…
Tawny mining bee
The Tawny mining bee is a furry, gingery bee that can often be seen in parks and gardens during the springtime. Look for a volcano-like mound of earth in the lawn that marks the entrance to its…
Common cotton-grass
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!