🌿 A Large Red Damselfly along the River Leen, one of the first damselflies to appear each year.
Its vivid red body and delicate wings are a classic early spring sight beside rivers and ponds.
#SpringSigns #Damselflies #NottsNature #Nottinghamshire #RiverLeen #insects #water #pondlife
💮 White dead nettle flowering on a spring verge in Wysall. 💮
Its name reflects the fact that it doesn't sting! Its white blooms are an early nectar source for bees and a familiar sight across Nottinghamshire at this time of year.
#SpringSigns #Wildflowers #NottsNature #whitedeadnettle
🌊🌿 New on the blog: the Welbeck Estate is working with the Environment Agency to explore re‑naturalising the River Poulter at Cuckney, reconnecting it to its floodplain and mapping historic water meadows!
nottsbag.org.uk/2026/04/16/n...
#NottsWildlife #Conservation #Biodiversity
🦋 A Grizzled Skipper at Saxondale, is one of Nottinghamshire’s LBAP species and a real spring highlight.
These small butterflies rely on sunny, sheltered mosaic habitats, making sightings like this especially rewarding!
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#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature
🦋 Two beautiful mating Orange Tip butterflies, wings closed, hiding the famous orange tips and revealing the pretty mossy green and white underwing pattern instead.
Easy to overlook when still, unmistakable once they take flight.
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature #OrangeTip
A Green Hairstreak resting among spring leaves: vivid green, yet perfectly camouflaged.
This butterfly is an LBAP species in Nottinghamshire, relying on warm, scrubby mosaic habitats. Easy to miss, but always special to spot.
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature
🌱 Positive changes are underway at Gedling House Woods & Meadows!
Volunteer-led habitat management is helping boost biodiversity across this Local Nature Reserve.
Read the full blog: nottsbag.org.uk/2026/04/07/g...
#NottsNature #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery #Conservation
A rare sand‑heathland site, dedicated volunteers, and some surprising grazing techniques are all helping Spalford Warren thrive this spring.
Curious how it all works? 🌱
Read more on the blog 👇
nottsbag.org.uk/2026/03/31/s...
#Conservation #SpalfordWarren #Biodiversity
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🦎 Can you see it? 🦎
A Common Lizard basking in the spring sunshine 🌞
One of Nottinghamshire’s quieter seasonal highlights. This species is part of the county’s LBAP, relying on warm, open, well connected habitats to survive.
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#SpringSigns #Reptiles #NottsNature #Lizard
A beautiful Dandelion at home in Nottingham. They are Wildflowers NOT Weeds. @fowp.bsky.social @nottsbag.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social #dandelions #wildflowers #nature
🐭 Great news for Nottinghamshire’s woodlands!
Recent surveys reveal encouraging signs for dormice, with some unexpected finds along the way.
Read the full story: nottsbag.org.uk/2026/04/02/d...
#Dormice #NottsNature #Biodiversity #Conservation
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Plenty of these beautiful Daisy's about now. @fowp.bsky.social @nottsbag.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social #wildflowers #Daisy
🌿 Oak buds at Linby Trail, beginning to swell in early April.
Oaks break bud later than many trees, but those tight clusters of rounded buds at the twig tips are a classic spring ID feature.
Spring is already waiting here 🌱
Where have you spotted Oaks in bud?
#TreeBuds #SpringSigns #NottsNature
Late spring light across Sherwood Heath, a rare lowland heathland shaped by heather, gorse and open ground. Even now, it’s quietly active and preparing for the season ahead.
Lowland heathland is an LBAP Priority habitat:
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#Heathland #NottsNature #LBAP #Nottinghamshire
🌿 Bright spring light over the reedbed at Valley Road Washlands. Even now, dense reeds shelter insects, birds and small mammals, shaping one of Nottinghamshire’s most important wetland habitats.
Lowland reedbeds are an LBAP Priority habitat:
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#Wetlands #Reedbed #NottsNature
🌳 Volunteers have been helping veteran oaks in Sherwood Forest to give them space to thrive. Discover how haloing boosts their health and biodiversity.
Read more here: nottsbag.org.uk/2026/03/19/h...
#NottsWildlife #Conservation #SherwoodForest #VeteranTrees
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Rowan buds at Thieves Wood showing their classic early spring look: slim, pointed and slightly downy. Look for the grey brown, narrow terminal buds and alternate spacing along the twig: simple clues for Rowan ID.
🌳 Share your photos of Rowan from your area! 🌳
#TreeBuds #SpringSigns #NottsNature
Poplar buds emerging at Linby Ranges, showing their early reddish catkins - a typical mid March stage. Look for the long, textured catkins and glossy pointed buds sitting close to the twig: classic early spring Poplar ID
Let us know where you have spotted them!
#TreeBuds #SpringSigns #NottsNature
Wow, I've never seen them this tall...!
🌿At Wollaton Park, volunteers are cultivating young trees to boost local biodiversity and build a greener future.
Explore how this growing community project is shaping the park’s landscape. 🌱
👉 nottsbag.org.uk/2026/03/17/c...
#NottsWildlife #Conservation #TreeNursery
@fowp.bsky.social
We are also working on removing Himalayan Balsam in Nottinghamshire. We have several work parties organised to work across the county from April - July! Fingers crossed we can all help to make a difference in removing this invasive species!
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Gorgeous! 😍
Bright blue flowers of Green Alkanet against a backdrop of a local nature reserve gate rail grassland and trees. There is a discrete blurry image of a Dark-edged Bee-fly on the tip of the upper leaf.
So as it turns out I still haven’t seen a #BeeFly so far this Spring as I completely missed this blurry furry individual clinging on to the Green Alkanet leaf when taking a picture for #WildflowerHour but maybe worth a tenuous entry for #WildWebsWednesday having perhaps filled up with nectar.
Sycamore buds at Newstead showing their classic mid March look - large, pointed terminal buds with neat overlapping scales and opposite side buds along the twig. One of the clearest signs that trees are waking up for spring.
Have you seen any in your area?
#TreeBuds #SpringSigns #NottsNature
Oh I love this! Amazing! 😍
A freshly laid hedge at #Bestwood Country Park, created by dedicated #volunteers. Hedge laying encourages dense regrowth, strengthening hedgerows as vital wildlife corridors for birds, mammals and plants. Quiet winter work with long term impact.
#ConservationInAction #Volunteers #NottsNature
Gorgeous photo! 😍