Bee-utiful Bee getting stuck in at home in Nottingham. #bees #wildflowers #wildlife #nature #lovenature #nottsnature
May 19, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Bee-utiful Bee getting stuck in at home in Nottingham. #bees #wildflowers #wildlife #nature #lovenature #nottsnature
Cinnabar Moth at home in Nottingham. #cinnabarmoths #moths #nature #wildlife #nottsnature #lovenature
May 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Cinnabar Moth at home in Nottingham. #cinnabarmoths #moths #nature #wildlife #nottsnature #lovenature
🐭 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
@nottswildlife.bsky.social
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
@nottswildlife.bsky.social
April 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🐭 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
@nottswildlife.bsky.social
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
@nottswildlife.bsky.social
Another beautiful Slug at home in Nottingham. #slug #slugs #nature #NottsNature #UKnature #nottingham
June 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Another beautiful Slug at home in Nottingham. #slug #slugs #nature #NottsNature #UKnature #nottingham
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
#SpringSigns #Wildflowers #NottsNature
March 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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
#SpringSigns #Wildflowers #NottsNature
Egyptian Goose on lookout at Wollaton Park Nottingham. #egyptiangeese #geese #wollatonpark #wollaton #nature #nottingham #NottsNature @nottsbag.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
May 20, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Egyptian Goose on lookout at Wollaton Park Nottingham. #egyptiangeese #geese #wollatonpark #wollaton #nature #nottingham #NottsNature @nottsbag.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
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
#ConservationInAction #Volunteers #NottsNature
March 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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
#ConservationInAction #Volunteers #NottsNature
🌿 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
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
April 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🌿 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
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
A beautiful Slug on neighbour's dustbin in Nottingham. #slugs #nature #nottingham #nottsnature #uknature
June 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A beautiful Slug on neighbour's dustbin in Nottingham. #slugs #nature #nottingham #nottsnature #uknature
🌼 A quiet woodland milestone 🌼
Wood Anemones are starting to appear in Portland Park, taking advantage of early spring light before the canopy closes. Always feels like a turning point in the season when these show up.
Have you seen them yet?
#SpringSigns #NottsNature #Wildflowers
Wood Anemones are starting to appear in Portland Park, taking advantage of early spring light before the canopy closes. Always feels like a turning point in the season when these show up.
Have you seen them yet?
#SpringSigns #NottsNature #Wildflowers
March 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🌼 A quiet woodland milestone 🌼
Wood Anemones are starting to appear in Portland Park, taking advantage of early spring light before the canopy closes. Always feels like a turning point in the season when these show up.
Have you seen them yet?
#SpringSigns #NottsNature #Wildflowers
Wood Anemones are starting to appear in Portland Park, taking advantage of early spring light before the canopy closes. Always feels like a turning point in the season when these show up.
Have you seen them yet?
#SpringSigns #NottsNature #Wildflowers
Orange Tip Butterfly at Wollaton Park Nottingham. #orangetipbutterfly #butterflies #wollatonpark #wollatonhall #wildlife #nature #nottingham #nottsnature
May 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Orange Tip Butterfly at Wollaton Park Nottingham. #orangetipbutterfly #butterflies #wollatonpark #wollatonhall #wildlife #nature #nottingham #nottsnature
🧄 Wild Garlic carpeting the woodland floor at Bulwell Hall Wood! 🧄
One of late spring’s most striking sights. These white blooms transform the understorey and fill the woods with a beautiful spray of white and of course, that unmistakable spring scent! 😄
#SpringSigns #WildGarlic #NottsNature
One of late spring’s most striking sights. These white blooms transform the understorey and fill the woods with a beautiful spray of white and of course, that unmistakable spring scent! 😄
#SpringSigns #WildGarlic #NottsNature
May 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🧄 Wild Garlic carpeting the woodland floor at Bulwell Hall Wood! 🧄
One of late spring’s most striking sights. These white blooms transform the understorey and fill the woods with a beautiful spray of white and of course, that unmistakable spring scent! 😄
#SpringSigns #WildGarlic #NottsNature
One of late spring’s most striking sights. These white blooms transform the understorey and fill the woods with a beautiful spray of white and of course, that unmistakable spring scent! 😄
#SpringSigns #WildGarlic #NottsNature
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
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
April 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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
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
Another of the Parasitic Wasps at home in Nottingham. (It took off just after taking photo, very hard to take a photo of them) #parasiticwasps #wasps #nature #nottingham #lovenature #NottsNature
May 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Another of the Parasitic Wasps at home in Nottingham. (It took off just after taking photo, very hard to take a photo of them) #parasiticwasps #wasps #nature #nottingham #lovenature #NottsNature
Deer on Golf Course watching Golfers play at Wollaton Park Nottingham. @nottsbag.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #deer #wollatonpark #nottingham #wildlife #nature #NottsNature
May 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Deer on Golf Course watching Golfers play at Wollaton Park Nottingham. @nottsbag.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #deer #wollatonpark #nottingham #wildlife #nature #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
Easy to overlook when still, unmistakable once they take flight.
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature #OrangeTip
April 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🦋 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
Easy to overlook when still, unmistakable once they take flight.
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature #OrangeTip
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
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
March 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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
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
#SpringSigns #Wildflowers #NottsNature #Coltsfoot #Bulwell
March 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🏵️ 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
#SpringSigns #Wildflowers #NottsNature #Coltsfoot #Bulwell
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
Lowland heathland is an LBAP Priority habitat:
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#Heathland #NottsNature #LBAP #Nottinghamshire
April 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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
Lowland heathland is an LBAP Priority habitat:
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#Heathland #NottsNature #LBAP #Nottinghamshire
Got loads of these Parasitic Wasps at home in Nottingham.(was hard to get decent photo of one as they are on move all time) #parasiticwasps #wasps #nature #lovenature #nottsnature @nottsbag.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
May 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Got loads of these Parasitic Wasps at home in Nottingham.(was hard to get decent photo of one as they are on move all time) #parasiticwasps #wasps #nature #lovenature #nottsnature @nottsbag.bsky.social @nottswildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Cluster Fly (I think) on dustbin at home in Nottingham. #flies #nature #nottingham #nottsnature #lovenature
May 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Cluster Fly (I think) on dustbin at home in Nottingham. #flies #nature #nottingham #nottsnature #lovenature
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
Rrrrrribbit!🐸
#SpringSigns #Amphibians #NottsNature #Frogs
March 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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
Rrrrrribbit!🐸
#SpringSigns #Amphibians #NottsNature #Frogs
🦎 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 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
April 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🦎 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 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 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!
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature
These small butterflies rely on sunny, sheltered mosaic habitats, making sightings like this especially rewarding!
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature
April 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🦋 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!
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature
These small butterflies rely on sunny, sheltered mosaic habitats, making sightings like this especially rewarding!
nottsbag.org.uk/lbap/
#SpringSigns #Butterflies #NottsNature
A Four spotted Chaser resting at Orston Plaster Pits📷️
Golden bodied with its distinctive dark wing spots. A brilliant early summer dragonfly and a sign of healthy wetland habitat.
Have you seen any where you are? Post your photos in the comments!
#SummerSigns #Dragonflies #NottsNature
Golden bodied with its distinctive dark wing spots. A brilliant early summer dragonfly and a sign of healthy wetland habitat.
Have you seen any where you are? Post your photos in the comments!
#SummerSigns #Dragonflies #NottsNature
June 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A Four spotted Chaser resting at Orston Plaster Pits📷️
Golden bodied with its distinctive dark wing spots. A brilliant early summer dragonfly and a sign of healthy wetland habitat.
Have you seen any where you are? Post your photos in the comments!
#SummerSigns #Dragonflies #NottsNature
Golden bodied with its distinctive dark wing spots. A brilliant early summer dragonfly and a sign of healthy wetland habitat.
Have you seen any where you are? Post your photos in the comments!
#SummerSigns #Dragonflies #NottsNature