Other Nottinghamshire Sites

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		Other Nottinghamshire Sites

		During the course of our work and also through developing an interest in photographing the more neglected aspects of Nottinghamshire's natural history, we have come across some less well known sites with habitats that would warrant further investigation and study.
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Many of the sites featured on this page will probably yield more to interest the entomologist than the ornithologist. But those with an interest in both subjects, will benefit from visits to any of these sites during the Spring and Summer months.

Budby/Gleadthorpe A recently created area of water, formed when the River Meden flooded during June and July 2007. Having the river flowing through the site, means that some of the surface area should remain ice free during periods of even very cold weather. The site came to prominence during December 2007, when there was a large build-up of finches including 150+ Brambling, but this site should offer more in time.

Hills and Holes SSSI Hills and Holes is an area of Calcareous grassland on the site of former limestone workings. The River Meden flows through the site, effectively splitting it into four sections. Hills and Holes is a completely underwatched site, yet one of great potential and interest for the naturalist, whatever their particular field of study. The site suffers from only small amounts of disturbance, which is refreshingly surprising in view of it's location in relation to nearby housing.

Holborn Hill and Hanger Hill Plantations Two beautiful areas of mature Beech woodland - a habitat which is rarely found in Nottinghamshire. Both areas are surrounded by typical Pine plantation to the east and arable farmland to the west. The understorey is thin, composed of areas of short grass and bramble.

Warsop Main Pit Top A typical former pit top site, much of which has been typically overplanted with Pines and native deciduous trees. As with any pit top, the general landscape is extremely undulating in parts. Three main areas of water provide excellent dragonfly habitat (including Red-veined Darter) and an increasing variety of naturalised flora attract good numbers of commoner butterflies and other insects.

Bevercotes Pit Wood A former pit top site which has been landscaped to create some superb habitat and now forms the newly planted Bevercotes Pit Wood. The Rivers Maun and Meden both flow through the site and there are some areas of mature woodland. Several areas of water provide superb dragonfly habitat, but the site contains a varied range of flora and fauna.

Shirebrook Pit Wood As a former pit top site, Shirebrook Pit Wood is at first glance, very similar to the former pit tops of Warsop Main and Bevercotes. There has been the usual large-scale planting of native shrubs and trees and the whole site has been totally landscaped from the days when I regularly visited the site during the early 1990's. The Derbyshire side has now been turned over to industrial development, leaving Nottinghamshire to benefit from some brand new habitat.


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