If you fancy getting out and about this weekend, check out our guide to the best nature reserves in Nottinghamshire, all run by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
Skylarks
The Skylarks reserve is next to Holme Pierrepont Watersports Centre. You can take a walk along the boardwalk and spot the wetland birds, as well as butterflies and dragonflies in the summer.
King's Meadow
This urban nature reserve is situated on the northern edge of the Riverside Industrial Park in Lenton. There are a number of rare species of flowers on the site, which was formerly the Wilford Power Station.
Wilford Claypit
This nature reserve was originally a quarry where clay was excavated for making bricks. Habitats present include wet woodland, dense and scattered scrub, grassland and open water.
Fairham Brook
This grassland reserve is one of the largest in the city of Nottingham. A pond is home to frogs, toads and newts and there are also many dragonflies, butterflies and moths. Visitors could also spot kingfishers.
Glapton Wood
This area of woodland is thought to be a remnant of the old Clifton Woods, which were mostly cleared during the late 1950s to make way for the construction of the Clifton housing estate.The site provides valuable habitat for wildlife, including the great spotted woodpecker, goldcrest, spotted flycatcher and pied wagtail.
Attenborough
A complex of flooded former gravel pits and islands provides an exceptional habitat for a wide range of plants, birds and other wildlife. Attenborough is nationally designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Chilwell Meadow
This is a herb-rich meadow which is a fragment of the wet meadows which were once common in the Trent Valley.
Harrison's Plantation
This area of woodland links Martin's Pond with Raleigh Pond in Wollaton. It is thought to have been present on the site since the 18th century and arose by regeneration from a series of 'stew ponds'.
Faith Marriott
A wildlife secret garden in Arnold, this reserve was left to the wildlife trust in the 1930s by Faith Marriott. It has now been restored to its former glory.
Quarry Holes Plantation
This disused magnesian limestone quarry of mixed woodland with areas of grassland and scrub which was established in the 15th century. More than 80 flowering plants have been recorded including seven tree and shrub species and twelve grasses and sedges.
