Sand martin
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
Black Swan, Willington Marina
We have Sand Martins!
This former gravel quarry in the Trent Valley is home to the first beavers back in Derbyshire after 800 years, they enjoy over 40 hectares of wetland habitat, within a special beaver-proof fence.…
Get the binoculars out, a rare purple heron has been sighted at Willington Wetlands!
One of our aspirations at Willington Wetlands Nature Reserve is to encourage more visitors to this special place.
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…
Ruff - Willington Gravel Pits
The first family of beavers to live and breed in Derbyshire for 800 years has welcomed the second generation of climate change combaters and biodiversity boosters.
The chestnut-brown bank vole is our smallest vole and can be found in hedgerows, woodlands, parks and gardens. It is ideal prey for owls, weasels and kestrels.