We have been aware of East Bridgford being the home of Grass Snakes for a number of years ubut recent sitings have been rare. However, Harvey Pickford found snake skin in the summer of 2022.

Spring 2022 saw the placement of 6 Bat boxes in Springdale food.

Squirrels, Rabbits, and Owls

Muntjac deer, day images 15/8/2017 ans night 10/9/2019

10 volunteers from Specsavers, who operate a Shared Service Centre at the NG2 Nottingham Business Park,

spent an afternoon working in Springdale Wood on Thursday 21st May, 2015. More to follow….

Management of Springdale Wood that was planted in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium and is owned by Woodland Trust will be transferred to East Bridgford Parish Council in 2015. Routine management of the wood will continue to be carried out by  the ‘Friends of Springdale’, an action group within East Bridgford Wildlife and Biodiversity Group. This new agreement that involves the Parish Council, Woodland Trust and the Wildlife and Biodiversity Group is a major step forward and will become the model for Woodland Trust to transfer the other 250 Millennium Woods to local community management.

Friends of Springdale started managing the wood in the winter of 2011/12 and continue every autumn, winter and spring, focusing at present on control of goat willows whose vigorous growth has been restricting the development of other trees, especially ash and oak that will form the high canopy of the wood when it matures.

About 20 Woodland Trust administrators, reserve managers and ground staff visited Springdale Wood on 18th December 2014 and were very impressed with the high standard and nature of the management carried out by the Friends. We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership between the three organisations that will be to the continuing benefit to the wood and the local community of East Bridgford.

Future Committee meeting dates 10 Feb Informal (informal meetings on alternate months), 10 March, 14 April, 12 May, 9 June, 14 July, 2015

Friends of Springdale Wood days- Saturdays 7th Feb, 7 March, 4 April, 2 May, 6 June (last clear up).

Grass snake n Ludgate Drive

Grass Snakes spotted and pictured in Ludgate Drive, adjacent to  Springdale meadow. Grass snakes moving to get away from long grass to bask in the sunshine.