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‘No Mow’ summer pollinator sites now trialling across Rushcliffe Rushcliffe Borough Council is but supports the Council’s Carbon monitored to see how they help make a more interesting natural trialling a number of ‘No Mow’ Clever initiative and its commitment to wildlife and habitats to thrive. environment. It’s with the aim for areas across the Borough to act become carbon neutral by 2030. residents to see more grass swaying “If successful, we’ll consider as summer pollinator sites and in the breeze and hear the buzz of The land management changes have other sites too and we want to encourage wildlife and habitats insects feeding on wildflowers. also been brought about by requests hear residents’ views on how we to thrive even further. from residents and ward councillors, manage our open spaces so please If weeds become an issue at sites The authority’s Grounds asking the authority to change the have your say in our consultation.” alternative methods of removal will be Maintenance contractors way it manages public open spaces considered that will not affect habitats. The online summer pollinator survey Streetwise are now not mowing during the summer months in order is also now available for residents Residents can also get involved if they selected areas across the Borough to provide the better environments to give their views on how these have their own summer pollinator site to help create natural corridors to for insects and animals. spaces are managed at https://bit. on land not managed by the Council support and enhance local wildlife. No mowing or herbicide spraying ly/364kAri until September 30. and would like to put up a sign All trial areas are on land that the will now take place at the sites acknowledging it as another pollinator Cllr Brennan was joined by East Council is responsible for: until the end of September and if area. They should email media@ Leake Parish Council clerk Sue Lewis • Gotham Road, East Leake successful will see them and other rushcliffe.gov.uk to let the authority to view one of the new ‘No Mow’ • Miss Machin’s field, Edwalton potential sites not mowed over know of the site and can download areas on Gotham Road in the village. • Stamford Road allotment summer in future years. the Council’s ‘No Mow’ signage It followed the authority and a local entrance, Gamston at https://bit.ly/3Adev9V to get Rushcliffe Borough Council’s tree warden campaigning for areas of • Abbey Circus, West Bridgford involved or find out more at https:// Cabinet Portfolio Holder for the village to be left unmown. • Abbey Park, West Bridgford bit.ly/3y4VzbM Communities and Climate Change • The Hook, around the play area, The newly managed sites with the Cllr Abby Brennan said: “We’re very Lady Bay ‘No Mow’ areas often have paths pleased to launch this wonderful cut through them and circles to All sites feature signage stating project that will further enhance provide areas for people to sit or ‘please excuse the weeds, we are biodiversity across the Borough. children to play. This creates a feeding the bees!’. “We’re keen to protect our more varied greenscape, providing This sustainable management of environment in line with our a wider range of recreational and the open spaces helps to not only corporate priorities wherever we social opportunities as well as mitigate the impact of climate change can and these sites will now be benefitting more species, and Looked in the loft lately? Cash Paid for your old UK or US comics that you may have tucked away gathering dust inin thethe loft,loft, garage,garage, cupboardcupboard under the stairs or that may have been left to you. DIGITAL MEDIA PACKAGES If you have anything from the We know that managing digital media can be very ·VRUHDUOLHU,·GORYHWR a time consuming job - so we’re here to help! hear from you, even if you need a hand looking... We have 3 packages available to suit all businesses and budgets. Call Jon: 07966 319340 or 0115 9235634 NOW HALF PRICE! Bronze £20 NOW £10 per month FIND AND Advert on all pages of www.nottinghamlocalnews.com FOLLOW US Silver £40 NOW £20 per month Advert on all pages of www.nottinghamlocalnews.com ON SOCIAL MEDIA 4 x Facebook, Twitter & Instagram posts for news, views, events and more! Gold £70 NOW £35 per month Advert on all pages of www.nottinghamlocalnews.com 8 x Facebook, Twitter & Instagram posts
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Update from the Friends of Meadow Park Our stock of limestone path Council and David Wilson Homes. and give a clear area for feet when way. The trees are in the log circle gravel was diminishing so a people are seated. area, close to the Bateman Road The flowers in the park have request was made to the Parish entrance. The youngsters attending been spectacular this year. We Due to the Covid situation over Council to obtain a further supply. Forest School will be upset by this saw swathes of cowslips in April, the last 15 months we have been senseless action which in effect After a lot of good work by the buttercups in May and June and a unable to visit the boxes to clean damages their ‘base camp’. council a contact was made with good quantity flowers and species them out and check any possible David Wilson Homes who are at overall – in total 99 different types residents that have used them Please keep an eye out for present building on Rempstone of flowers have been spotted so - this is normally carried out in vandalism in the park and report Road. This resulted in a very far this year. Year on year the wild November of each year. We have it to: generous supply of 20 tons of flowers are increasing in the park. however been able to add and PC Kelly Carlile Mob: 07725925330 Breedon limestone path gravel replace various damaged/lost bird The July work party was well Or email Kelly: Kelly.carlile@ which was delivered to Bateman nest boxes and bat boxes in either attended with seventeen volunteers nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk Road entrance to the park and their existing position or in the new present. They cut back the growth The contact details are on the subsequently on two work sessions areas recently cleared. We now over the paths adjacent to the police community website if you the majority was moved to the store. have 20 older nest boxes and 19 Arboretum copse and Bateman need them. A big thank you goes to our Parish new additions along with six bat Road. A large pothole had developed boxes, hopefully these or most of If you want to find out more about at the entrance to Gibson’s Field near them have been used successfully the Friends of Meadow Park the Bateman Road entrance and this over the last two breeding seasons visit the village website (www. was filled in and will hopefully not and in November this year we can east-leake.co.uk) and look under return. A group of volunteers worked resume cleaning/checking. ‘organisations’ and download a on creating tunnels in the willow membership form. We also have a bed (ideal for youngsters to wander Vandalism in Meadow Park Facebook page. through). Last year a tree in the park was Membership per year costs £3 for The ground grab tiles (first trialled completely stripped of its bark. It has an individual or £5 for a household. in May) under some seats in the since died. We hoped that would Becoming a Friend of Meadow Park park have proved very successful see no more vandalism of this sort. does not require you to take part in so more will be fitted in due course. Sadly that was not to be the case. In the work groups. These tiles stabalise the ground July two trees were attacked in this Kris Maddison Replacement Sealed Units
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Council to explore action to reduce extinction threat to hedgehogs Rushcliffe Borough Council Where appropriate, applications Nature Conservation Strategy. can especially as our communities has passed a motion to explore for new development which grow. We want to address this with Rushcliffe Borough Council’s what action it can take to further includes any new fencing to garden residents, groups and developers Cabinet Portfolio Holder for reduce the threat of extinction of boundaries may now take hedgehog so they can assess what other Communities and Climate Change hedgehogs in the Borough. access into consideration. Features measures they can take in line with Cllr Abby Brennan said: “This is an such as hedgehog corridors and our Nature Conservation Strategy.” A Full Council meeting discussed the important motion and one that will other enhancements may also now issue on July 1. It noted the alarming further allow us to focus on where The Council also follows strict be assessed in suitable locations. decline in the number of the animals we can play our part in ensuring the procedures and carries out a nationally and considered ways the East Leake Independent Councillor threat of extinction is reduced. professional pest control service at authority can nurture habitats to Lesley Way brought the motion www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/pestcontrol “The Environment is a priority ensure their numbers increase. before the Council which was following all legal and industry for this Council and this means unanimously carried and will be standards to ensure the consideration The authority is looking at where protecting habitats wherever we assessed in line with the Rushcliffe and protection of non-target species. landscape management practices on land it owns could change so that The authority encourages residents they are supportive of hedgehogs to always use a reputable pest and their habitat. It will also look at control provider to avoid unwanted how it can encourage other agencies, consequences and ensure anyone councils and residents in Rushcliffe employed is a member of either pest to follow similar practices, advise control professional body at: www. its ground maintenance contractors npta.org.uk and www.bpca.org.uk Streetwise of further training and Traps or poisons that are work to influence the creation of inappropriately set can result in more “hedgehog highways”. significant harm to non-target Already nationally designated as a species, such as hedgehogs, and priority species due to the decline the Council continues to work in populations, the authority’s closely with rural Police colleagues Planning Team is also considering on snaring which can have a measures to assist the animals. negative impact on local wildlife.
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Two fresh playgrounds for East Leake East Leake has two fresh play activities. also open to everyone. Our vision Council on this project. The castle playgrounds ready for children for the space is a woodland trail and balancing trail provide suitable Chairman of the Parish Council, to enjoy this summer. A new with play elements that merge into challenge for the upper range of the Cllr Kevin Shaw will official open playground has now opened on the landscape, and an emphasis age group whilst also inviting little the facility at about 10am. He said Costock Road and the Gotham on discovery and nature. Work will ones to hold their parents’ hands “The Parish Council is proud to Road playground has received be continuing to add new features as they make their way around the present this exciting refurbishment some much needed updates. for children to find that enhance trail and into the castle. A clatter of the Oldershaw Trust space and the environment and stimulate their bridge activity evokes a drawbridge New Castle Playground hope it will be enjoyed for many interest in wildlife.” leading up to the castle gate house. years by East Leake children. It is East Leake Parish Council’s newly Historical facts engraved around funded by developer contributions The equipment has been provided re-equipped children’s play area the castle keep will spark young from the Cornflower Way ‘Flowers’ and installed by Setter Play, who opened on 28th July, on Costock imaginations and allow parents and Estate, which was built a few years have researched the history of the Road. Designed for children from carers to create adventures with ago by David Wilson Homes. It is village and customised the castle. 2 to 6 years old, the centrepiece their children. The Parish Council particularly important for children Aleks Bhowmick of Setter Play is a bespoke three-tower castle coat of arms flies on the flag this end of the village to have a play commented “We are delighted to structure featuring an engaging overhead.” space close to where they live, but be working with East Leake Parish mix of imaginative and adventure The Oldershaw Trust land was donated by Robert Watson Oldershaw in 1911 in trust to provide a recreation space for the children of the village and has been in use for this purpose in a variety of guises ever since.
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