About Wildlife in the City

Contact Us

The Wildlife in the City Team

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

The Old Ragged School

Brook St

Nottingham

NG1 1EA

Email: wildlifeinthecity@nottswt.co.uk

Telephone: 0115 958 8242 (9am - 5pm Monday to Friday)

About us

Wildlife in the City is a project from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, supported by Nottingham City Council.

We’re all about getting out and about, and discovering Nottingham city’s parks & green spaces, as well as improving your experience of nature on your doorstep.

The project aims to engage people in their local green spaces and wildlife.

Nottingham is fantastic for a wide range of species, and we will be shouting out about what we are lucky enough to be able to se, and good places to go and see them. 

Wildlife in the City runs lots of activities and events, volunteering opportunities, training opportunities and more.  We are also able to offer advice and support to groups in our target areas.

Wildlife in the City will be working to improve green spaces, for both wildlife and people, throughout the duration of the project, and encourage local residents to get involved in whatever way they can.

Our Target Areas and Green Spaces

Our focus is to increase opportunities to experience wildlife, and to improve green spaces in the Aspley, Broxtowe Estate, Hyson Green/Radford, Bestwood, Bulwell, Clifton, Sneinton and The Meadows areas of Nottingham city.

We also work across other areas of the city when we can.

We are particularly working to improve 14 green spaces:

• Bulwell Hall Park
• Sandy Banks Nature Reserve (Bestwood - also known as The Hawthorns)
• Hucknall Road Linear Walkway
• Moorbridge Pond (Bulwell)
• Springfield Corner (Bulwell)
• Broxtowe Country Park
• Quarry Holes (Aspley/Cinderhill)
• Queen's Walk Recreation Ground (The Meadows)
• Colwick Woods (Sneinton/Bakersfield)
• Holme Pit (Clifton)
• Clifton Woods
• Clifton Grove
• Breck's Plantation
• Glapton Wood (Clifton, also known as Whitegate Woods)

The Team

Erin McDaid, Wildlife in the City Project Manager

Jamie Shortland, Wildlife in the City Young Person's Worker

                                                                                                                                                                               Nottingham City Council Park Rangers: Simon Jenkins, Steve Clarke, Steve Doughty, Craig Mulder and the rest of the Parks and Opens Spaces Team.

We are assisted by the staff at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Please contact the Wildlife in the City Team at wildlifeinthecity@nottswt.co.uk or use the phone and postal details above.

Thanks to our funders

Wildlife in the City is a 3 year partnership initiative between Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and Nottingham City Council. The project is funded by Natural England through Access to Nature, as part of the Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme.