🦎 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
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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! 😍
Beautiful, went there during COVID and it was fantastic!
Sherwood Forest’s waterways are buzzing with life, from amphibians to kingfishers 🌿🐸✨
We’ve shared how Center Parcs is managing these habitats in our new blog post.
Read more: nottsbag.org.uk/2026/03/12/w...
#NottsWildlife #Conservation #WaterwayManagement #Reedbeds #BiodiversityAction
Early spring light over reedbeds at Tiln North, Idle Valley.
Even now, dense reeds shelter insects, small mammals and birds, forming one of the reserve’s most important wetland habitats.
Lowland reedbeds are an LBAP Priority habitat in Nottinghamshire:
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#Reedbed #NottsNature
🏵️ Coltsfoot flowering at Bulwell Hall — one of the earliest wildflowers to appear each year. Its bright yellow blooms often show before any leaves, taking advantage of early light and offering an early nectar source on mild days.
#SpringSigns #Wildflowers #NottsNature #Coltsfoot #Bulwell
Red Dead Nettle adding early colour at Robin Hood Hills. One of the earlier wildflowers to appear, its small magenta blooms provide welcome nectar for insects on mild days - a subtle but reassuring sign that spring is beginning to stir.
#SpringSigns #Wildflowers #NottsNature
🦇 What’s flying over Sherwood’s heathlands after dark? New bat surveys by the Sherwood Forest Trust reveal thriving species at Oak Tree Heath and big plans for future habitat restoration.
Read more 👉 nottsbag.org.uk/2026/03/10/b...
#NottsWildlife #Biodiversity #Heathland #Bats
A Common Frog surfacing among pondweed is a familiar sign that spring is on its way. These amphibians help keep insect numbers in check and often return to the same ponds each year to breed. A quiet but important moment in early spring...
Rrrrrribbit!🐸
#SpringSigns #Amphibians #NottsNature #Frogs
🌳This week we planted native #BlackPoplar at Vicar Water Country Park in #Nottinghamshire. They offered a place for 8 saplings which will hopefully grow, so that we can take further cuttings and distribute the tree across the county!🌳
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