“Join us hunting for creepy crawlies in our secret woodland!” At Rushcliffe Country Park you’ll also be pond dipping as well as hunting for bugs on the first two Tuesdays (1st and 8th) in August for a couple of hours from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Cost is £6 per person. Meet outside the Visitor Centre (right hand side when entering from the car park). With summer upon us, you’re advised to come prepared whatever the weather (sun or rain hat, sun protection, waterproofs, etc)! Please book your place by calling 0115 921 5865 or email…
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Family and friends come to this free event to count the number of wildlife species living in our Country Park. On Sunday 3rd July, BioBlitz continues, between 10am and 5pm. BioBlitz is a fun way to find as many different type of plants and animals in the park in just one day and one night – which started yesterday evening, with the Bat walk and talk! Organisers explain that you’ll be able to do your own survey or accompany experts on walks, looking for birds, plants, dragonflies, insects, pondlife, etc. Friends of Rushcliffe Country…
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You’re invited to the BioBlitz event – on tonight and tomorrow. The race is on to find as many different species (e.g. plants, birds, insects, fungi, mammals, fish) and everything else in 24-hours! This is an outdoor, family event where expert naturalists and the public get together to undertake an intensive wildlife survey. Friends of Rushcliffe Country Park (FoRCP) says: “Come and join us in counting the number of wildlife species living in the Country Park!” On the evening of Saturday 2nd July join the free Bat walk and Moth trapping.…
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Ruddington is quite fortunate to have a number of places where slightly more unusual wildlife can be found – with volunteers such as those from The South Notts Local Group of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust helping it to survive and thrive. Since 2008 there has been a smattering of grass snake records from around our village at Rushcliffe Country Park, Wilwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve and Ruddington Grange Golf Course. Grass snakes are Britain’s largest (and non venomous) reptile – not to be confused with the adder, which reportedly (and…
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