Big changes at Hilton Gravel Pits
Biffa Award have awarded Derbyshire Wildlife Trust over £15,000 to undertake work at Hilton Gravel Pits.
Biffa Award have awarded Derbyshire Wildlife Trust over £15,000 to undertake work at Hilton Gravel Pits.
Work has been completed at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Hilton Gravel Pits Nature Reserve, just outside of Derby.
The combination of lakes and ponds, woodland and sheltered sunny areas make the former gravel pits at Hilton a haven for wildlife, in fact it's one of the best places to see bats and…
Ruff - Willington Gravel Pits
Sand and gravel can be found from the shoreline down to the deep sea, attracting a host of burrowing creatures.
Water rail. (Only my second sighting of one and it sat just in front of the platform, washing and preening).
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Hilton gravel pits is one of the Trust’s most important reserves for birds, fish, insects and amphibians and is being revived thanks to a generous £15,000 Biffa Award…
Not one but two Bitterns seen.
Great White Egret
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Surfaced spaces needn't exclude wildlife! Gravel can often be the most wildlife-friendly solution for a particular area.