A volunteer group formed in 2004 and working with Nottingham City Council to improve and protect the woods
We had a wonderful time on Easter Monday (April 22nd) hosting our first Easter Bunny Hunt. Over fifty people took part in our hunt around the woods for different animals.
Back at the bowling green pavilion, we had drinks and cakes on sale, Easter egg hunts around the green, and various games for all ages.
Here’s hoping we can do the same again next year!
If you’re active in the study or recording of animals or would simply like to get involved with it in some way then the superb new website Nottinghamshire Mammals is the place to start your recordings and sightings.
Here is a note taken from their website… A major aim of the website is to encourage the recording of all mammal species in the county and to hopefully obtain enough information to produce a county mammal atlas in the future. Information on how to record is given on the mammal atlas page and whichever way you record you will also be contributing to the National Mammal Atlas Project organised by the Mammal Society.
If you feel like you would like to get involved or would like more information the visit the website of their Facebook page…. links below.
Potential threat to Green Belt, Colwick Woods local nature reserve and public access. A planning application has been submitted by Nottingham Academy for a year 7 base building and associated works and car park following the demolition of the existing Greenwood Tree public house, Greenwood Road. We are considering the impact to the nature reserve ! Anyone wishing to pass their own comments / join in with our response or would simply like to be kept informed then please send us your contact email or other contact details. The twenty eight documents which include the proposed site plans can be found at link provided here.
Please send your comments or your contact details to……. focwpatholland@hotmail.co.uk Thank you.
Keep Britain Tidy has announced a record-breaking number of award-winning parks and green spaces for 2014.
Colwick Woods is one of the very best in the UK – and that’s official.
The local nature reserve is among a record-breaking 1,476 parks and green spaces that will today receive a prestigious Green Flag Award.
The award, handed out by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces across the country. A Green Flag flying overhead is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent facilities. Our flag is on order and will be put up soon.
Chair Richard Brown said “We are absolutely delighted to receive a Green Flag Award for the first time from Keep Britain Tidy.
“This Award recognises and highlights that people in Nottingham are benefitting from a green space of the very highest quality.”
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award scheme manager Paul Todd said: “We are delighted to announce yet another record-breaking year for Green Flag Award parks and green spaces.
“A Green Flag Award provides national recognition for all the parks managers, staff and volunteers who, through their dedication and hard work, have helped to create these fantastic places for everyone to enjoy.
“Quality green spaces are a vital resource for communities and that is why it is so significant that we have given out more awards than ever before.”