Examples of Nature Recovery projects

Nature Recovery projects in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham

There are lots of good projects currently being undertaken by organisations across Nottinghamshire, and in the city of Nottingham, to improve biodiversity and support nature.

We have included a selection of projects here to show a range of examples, some of which you will be able to visit. Click on the buttons below to go to the partner website to find out more information about each project.

Beaver Reintroduction

Beaver Reintroduction

Location: Idle Valley Nature Reserve, Bassetlaw
Project lead(s): Notts Wildlife Trust
Brief description: Species reintroduction project to benefit wetland habitat restoration and natural flood management

Reedbed Creation

Reedbed Creation

Location: Langford Lowfields Nature Reserve, Newark
Project lead(s): RSPB, Tarmac
Brief description: Quarry restoration creating 40ha of reedbed, wildflower meadows and 3ha of woodland

Colwick Fish Pass

Colwick Fish Pass

Location: Holme Sluices, Colwick
Project lead(s): Environment Agency
Brief description: Creation of the country’s largest fish pass to open up spawning habitat for migratory fish (salmon, trout and eels)

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Wood Pasture Creation

Wood Pasture Creation

Location: Clumber Park, Worksop
Project lead(s): National Trust
Brief description: Conversion of 190ha of arable farmland to wood pasture

Grizzled Skipper Habitat Management

Grizzled Skipper Habitat Management

Location: South Notts
Project lead(s): Notts BAG, Butterfly Conservation, SITA Trust
Brief description: Habitat management work to ensure suitable egg laying habitat for this locally rare species of butterfly

Nature Recovery Network in Farmed Landscapes

Nature Recovery Network in Farmed Landscapes

Location: Notts
Project lead(s): Severn Trent (Great Big Nature Boost) and Notts Wildlife Trust
Brief description: Working with landowners and land managers to create new habitats, such as ponds and scrapes, and improve existing habitats within the farmed landscape, to bring more wildlife onto farms alongside commercial farming.

Trees for Climate

Trees for Climate

Location: West Notts
Project lead(s): Greenwood Community Forest
Brief description: 169ha of woodland and hedgerow creation, providing new habitats for wildlife, greenspaces for Notts residents and acting as a carbon sink

Spa Ponds Nature Reserve

Spa Ponds Nature Reserve

Location: Mansfield
Project lead(s): Forest Town Nature Conservation Group
Brief description: Community led management of a nature reserve, including litter picking, invasive species removal, species surveying

Wild NG

Wild NG

Location: Carrington, Sherwood, Basford and Mapperley areas of Nottingham City
Project lead(s): Wild NG with Notts Wildlife Trust
Brief description: Community-led project to campaign for non-chemical solutions to managing street plant life, and provide space for hedgehogs, swifts and bats.