The Friends of Cotgrave Country Park Trustees, Annual Report for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 THE Ffi1ENDS OF COTGRAVE COUNTRY PARK Charity registration number: 1199132
FOCCP 2025 Chainnan's review Dear all, I would like to thank the truStS, members and volunteers. all the community, and those from within Nottinghamshire County Council {NCC) who support our group, for another great year of projects and eXperIenS ntred around the park. We have continued to work closely with NCC both in lems of park rnaintenan and new infrastructure. This year has seen the much-needed footbridge built next to Dragonfly Pond and our 2 kingfisher nesting banks completed. as well as finishing touches to the Nature Trail. Lee Scudder has also led a couple of Nature Walks which were as popular as ever. Thanks to Lee for his unstinting work over the year. I have also been collaborating wrth NCC senior management on the long-awaited Visitor Hub project with a variety of planning meetings being held during the year. It looks very promising that spades will be in the ground in the spring of 2026. This will give the community a fantastic facilty within the park and allow other groups and hopefully young children to leam about and enjoy nature in this beautiful green space. For all the good work this last year there has. regrettably, been a small number of InStanS of antisocial behaviour. vandalism and arson as well as some poor dogldog owner behaviour. We must all be VlIant to report this through the correct channels whenever it happens, to safeguard the ethos of the park as being a place for all to enjoy in pea and in partnership wrth all in the communty, as well as preserving the delicate ecosystem. The growing number of new houses within Cotgrave will also put increased pressu on the park in the future and we must all work hard to manage the impact. We have worked closely again wrth a number of local conseNation groups like the Notts Bat Group (NBG) and the Notts Amphibian and Reptile Group (NARG) to survey what wildlife is making the park their home with really positive results. Lee has also done his yearly wildflower, buttertly and fungi walks which are a great health check for those species. The finanS of the group are looking really healthy thanks to Coop, Postcode Lottery and village brochure funds still to be expended, and 2026 will represent a key year in which to deliver results with these monies. As always, we desperately need more volunteers to help us, so please get involved where you can. Let's all look forward to an excrting and busy 2026. Thanks for your support, Alan Holmes Chair of Friends of Cotgrave Country Park.
Objectives and Activities The object of the charity is to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time by the preservation. promotion, support, assistance and Improvement of Cotgrave Country Park. Activities and Events on The Park 2025 In the summer we We able to enhan use of our new Nature Trail and had two sucSsful sessions with children and families using 'goody bags, with material and guidance to encourage use of this fantasiic Source. Our big event this year took pla on the 30th of August where we had a three-hour session (kindly, rain Just held offl.), for Children's Fun Nature Activrties. All activities were fully interactive and 'hands-on'. Included were crafts such as a Clay Creature Modelling and Making Nature Crowns. Proacttve activilies were run wrth Selina from 'Wild Kids,. Wrth safety equipment children We able to do work such as using mallets and tools to shape wood. We also had many visits to the Nature Trail, with resour8 and help to use the rubbing posts. spol features such as the insect hotels and encourage children to record their experiences. Chik8ren'8 Fun NatW8 A¢tNtrs The group receDied many thanks and compliments from parents as well as lots of enthusiasm from the children about The Nature Trail and The Fun Nature Based Activities.
Wlld 'd• During the year our park manager, Lee, again led a Wildflower and Butterfly walk in June and a Fungi walk in October. Wrth Lee's encyclopaedic knowledge and enthusiasm these were very much appreciated by those taking part. Idn¢Mi and Butterfy wal Contribution made by voluntsers The vOluntr task days are now estsblished on a regular pattem four times a month. While important for the maintenance and improvements to the park and its environment these days also benefrt the participants as a fom of "green gym" exercise as well as experiencing and leaming about the natural world.
During 2025 members of the Friends of Cotgrave Country Pafk and others associated with the Group attended 51 task days on the path. This was a significant increase on the 36 days the previous year. The work carried oul throughout the year represented some 380 individual volunteer days or 1900 hours, more than double last year. The range of work undertaken included woodland wildflower planting and seed sowing, tree planting, rebuilding kingfisher nesting banks. building a bridge across a drainage ditch, and development of the nature trail areas. An area has been prepared for a Wild Kids Club, which we hope will be up and running in the coming year. Maintenance tasks have included paths and drainage pairS, repairs and clearance to signage and other fumiture, litter picking, and tree clearing. Scrub clearance on the Toe is an ongoing task and other areas of the park have been kept clear by cutting back vegetation. This year local volunteers have been joined by groups from Sygnature Discovery and Belvoir Farm using their employer-supported volunteering allowances. Our thanks to all of them for their contribution to the maintenance and improvement of the park. Also thanks to NCC'S CounlrysKle Management (Project) volunteers who join us on weekday task days. The unseen 'behind the scenes. contribution of volunteers is the work done by Trustees and others who have helped in the organisats'on of events, producing education and informational materials about the park. managing our websrte, and communicating with the Public. The input of ideas and comments at meetings are also valuable in ensuring that the group have been able to delpler so much this year. Over 720 hours of meetings, organisation and administration have been recorded. M•88age from Lee Scudder, NCC Land Management Officer At Appendix11 there is a breakdown of the work that the Friends and other volunteers working with us have achieved at the Country Park over the past year - a truly impressive effort. For my part I'd like to highlight a couple of projects we have undertaken which have achieved signrficant improvements. indeed. created new assets for the park. Back in October 2024 we had started the project to rebuild the collapsed artfficial kingfisher nesting banks to a new. more robust desn. The wort( - including woodwork and engineering as well as a lot of soil-shifti'ng - cont'nued apace through spring and summer. The face of each bank was replaced, and the nesting tunnels were reset within the structures. We finally finished off both banks in August, with the help of volunteer s leams from Games Workshop and Signature Discovery companies providing labour to finish barrowng the soil and completing the landscaping.
The Park now has two new artificial banks containing 4 nest box tunnels and we await interest from kingfishers......one was seen fiying over the bank alongside the kingfisher poTrJ during January 2026. Another Project involved developments to improve the Nature Trail which had been started the previous year. We had a load of bark mulch donated by a local business and used this, along with constructirvJ some woven hazel fencing, to finish off and give a naturalistic feel to the viewing area. This was well received and the trail began to experience more fooffall and use by families. Indeed. one person has offered to donate a new woodland seat. a memorial to her late Husband. to the project, which will be sited within the viewing area. Naiur• Trall Yj ore• Following an idea by a regular park user. we undertook to create a new access route connecting the perimeter pathway to the Mults'_user pathway. This provides an atternative. more user-friendly routs for walkers and involved building a new footbridge over a drainage ditch and laying of a short section of stone path through the woodland. Construction of the bridge was rather technical and challenging bLrt enjoyable and we worked together as a team over several tasks to achieve an outstanding output which has been much appreciated by the Public.
C¢instructk?n the brK1g i U iv è4ay a word about the social aspects of the park's task programme. The sessions are friendly and fun. Participants regularly get to meet new individuals and groups of people. Getting to know others is rewarding for all and the sessions often a good laugh. r•¢A Volunteers Finally, I would like to thank all of the Fnends who have volunteered their time, the Park Wardens who tum out regularly in all weathers, along wrth all the other volunteers and groups that have helped achteve so much over the year. Lee Scudder, Land Management Officer NCC Green Spaces Team
Achievements and Perforniance The work of the Friends is to keep the park in great Condon for the public that use it for recreation and relaxation as vrfell as the nature thal inhabrts it. The events described in the previous section have ensured that people from the area have been able to enjoy the park and find out more about the fauna and flora that can be ft)und there. Social media We have continued to utilise Facebook which has seen an increase of 200 followers to now over 2000 followers on the platFomi. We use Fabook to advertise task days, events, and project updates. demonstrating that we are an active group to the wider communrty. Blodiversity and Conservatlon To start the year we carried out our bird box clearan, which showed some promising signs of use by both blue lits and great trts. We set up reptile and amphibian surveys, following advice and guidance from Nottinghamshire Amphibian & Reptile Group. We recorded over 100 toads. around 10 frogs and there has been a sighting of a grass snake. Our volunteers helped to plant 300 wildflowers along our Nature Trail during one of our monthly task days- including species such as wild garlic. spindle and cowslip. FOCCP Nature Trail Wildflower Planting. March 2025 Wlld Ani•llc• WoodAnemDne MOrthroMbY Our wildflower and butterfly walk identified floral species such as selfheal, buttercup and lesser hawkbit. As well as this. large vthite, ringlet and gatekeeper butterflies were spotted. A full list is at Appendix111. In September Notts Bat Group carried out a survey of the bat boxes on the park. In Bluebell Spinney there was a Brown Long Eared Bat in 1 box, 3 Pipistrelle species together in another box and 1 Pipistrelle alone in another box.
In the Nature Trail area 3 of the rentlY installed boxes had fresh bat droppings, Iiidicating that they were in use. (1 was fijll of an empty European Homet's nest.) Beside the lock 1 box had fresh droppings and the other had a mating roost with 1 male and 6 female Soprano Pipistrelles. A third box had a Pipistrelle species in it. °lÈ has been anothw busy year for the FOCCP who continue to do so much WO for Cotgrave Country Path. This is done in all their own time. Some of their worf( is seen and obvious, such as the task days, hdying and clearing that all visitors see and benefit from. Although the country park i& owned and under the oveTrll responsibility of Nottinghamshire County Council, it cannot be underestimated as to how the Friends make it what it is. I know that OfflaIs at the county wun1 are very appreciative and grat8ful for their work and efforts. Other involvement of the FOCCP is attending meetings with 01fice from Nottinghamshire County Council to discuss hopes, plans and ambitions for our wonderful pa to continue its improvement. Sometimes processes and procedures can, by their very nature b8 pethaps fnistrating and Gomplex, but tha FOCCP woth hard and diligently for the good of Cotgrave Country Pa. I pass on my genuine thanks and appreciation to them." County Councillor Richard Butler, Member for Cotgrave Division Further Developmeni We can expect to see a significant development in the park in the coming year as a visitor hub and toilets finally become a reality. FOCCP have been consulted at all stages of the developinent of this project and we hope that the facility will bring benefits to the group as well as to the local community and park users. There are several housing developments near to the park that is likely to signrficantly increase the fooffall on the park. The effect this will have on the facilities, Infrastructure and wldlife is not yet known but will need to be considered when discussing the continued management and support for the park. 'As we look back over last year and leave the dark dull days of winter behind, it is great to see the earty shoots of spnng popping up all over the pah(. Nature at its best. A new year and new plans for the oontinuous development of the pa whiGh is enjoyed and loved by so many. As liaison officer between FOCCP 8nd the Town Council, let us continue to support this voluntary gniup of like-minded people known as the. Friends of Cotgr8ve Country Pa. as they sti7ve to m8intain and improve this wonderful space." Councillor Leo Healy, Cotgrave Town Council.
Financial Review Financial Review The audited statement of accounts can be found at Appendix11. The savings of the group are held in a single charrty bank account and use of these funds are determined by Trustees. Fundraigin The charity's principal SoUS of funds have come from grants, supplemented by membership fees which provide an assured income, totalling over £900 this year. Bids for funding have included.. Co-op Communty Fund. The distribution beiween the chosen causes is decided by shoppers. The final amount raised was £2137.32, which we have pennission from Coop to expend throughout 2026 on aspects of our group's activities and projects that fulfils the Good Causes campaign requirements. Post Code Lottery wtn within the village also meanl that we 1Ved £5000 which we are seeking to invest on the dog pool refurbishment project but have other options open lo ensure the money is spent within the scheduled dates. £300 donation from Councillor Richard Butler, Rushcliffe Borough Council, to cover the cost of printing the Cotgrave village leaflet. Advertising In the leaflet raised a further £935 for FOCCP. Public Benefit The Trustees have a legal duty to have regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit when they exercise their powers or duties. This means that they must be aware of the guidance, take it into account when making a decision to which the guidance is relevant and if they have decided to depart from the guidan, they have good reasons for doing so. The purpose of the charty is to provide an environment that is of benefit to the public and does not limit access to that environment in any way. The Trustees have been provided with copies of the Commission's guidance, and all decisions are made with the purpose and guidance in mind. The stated aims of the charity are specffically deSned to bring benefft to the public by enhancing the experience of all who use the park. °The County Council continues to applate the considerable efforts the Friends group put into supporting the Country Park, acting as eyes and ears on the ground, developing projects and funding bids and contributing significantly to maintenance activities through volunteer tasks. Whilst managing land always comes wrth challenges, together we continue to plan and deliver incremental improvements to the park for the benefit of local people and wildlrfe." Nick Crouch, Natural Environment Manager, Nottinghamshire County Council.
Structure, Governance and Management The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisab'on (CIO). It is govemed by a constitution adopted on 27 May 2022. 3 Trustees are ex-officio Offi holders of the chanty (Chair, Treasurer and Secretary). Others can be elected by the membership. There are currently 6 Trustees. Nottinghamshire County Council. Rushcliffe Borough Council and Cotgrave Town Council may each appoint one charty trustee, although there are no council Trustees at present. The charity trustees will make available to each new charity trustee, on or before his or her first appointment a copy of the constitution and any amendments made to it and a copy of the CIO'S latest trustees, annual report and ststement of accounts. The charity's elected officials are Chair. Treasurer, Secretary, Fundraising Lead, Activrties and Events Lead. In addition, Rachel Ollerenshaw is Environmental and ConseTvation Lead. This is a discretionary appointment made by the Trustees. Nottinghamshire County Council own Cotgrave Counlry Park and allow the Friends to conduct agreed activities in the park under guidance and supervision. Regular meetings are held bebNeen the Friends group and the County Council Park management. The Friends liaise and network with Rushcliffe Borough Council and Cotgrave Town Council, both of which have representatives attend the group's meetings. Both councils continue to be supportive of the group. io
Reference and Administrative details Friends of Cotgrave Country Park Charrty registration number 1199132 7 Vine Farm Close Cotgrave Nottingham Names of the charity tru8tse8 who manage the charity Alan Holmes Chair Trevor Chapman Secretary Sharon Broadbent Paul Phillips Rachel Tindsley Rachel Ollerenshaw Fund Raising Events & Publicty Treasurer Environment & ConseTvation Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustse8' report above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustoes Slgnature(s Full name(s) Alan Holmes Trevor Chapman Position {og Secretary, Chalr. etc) Chair Secretary Date li
Appendix I Accounts 1st January 2025_ 31st December 2025 ExpendSture Income Balan brought foNMrd 8197.44 Membership 910.00 ststionery 77.89 Rotary 150.00 Nature trail 1059.88 Coop 2137.32 Sundry expenses 565.65 Post code k>ttery 5000.00 Insuran 173.62 Leafiets 1235.00 Materials 822.46 Tickets 42.IJO Children's fun day 186.93 Village leaflet 289.97 Balan at bank 14495.36 17671.76 17671.76 12
Appendix11 A 2025 Diary 07101125 Task Day.. Cutting back opposrte Leaky Hollow. (6 volunteers) Trustee's Meekn'ng. 12101125 Task Day: Continued cutting back. {6 volunteers) 16101125 Task Day.. Finished cutb'ng back and strimming Wocxlland edge opposite Leaky Hollow. Built kingfisher bank support below Leaky Hollow. (8 volunteers) 21101125 Work started on planting trees as part of the Trees for Climate inttiative, woodland creation. 22101125 NCC investigated and then cleared Ihe ditch along the path running parallel with Stragglethorpe Lane to take water from the roadside ditch which was blocked causing flooding. An ovefflow channel to be dug from the road through the wood into the drtch, de-vegetated and deepened as necessary. Path closed temporarily whilst plant is on site. 26101125 Task Day: Path repair from towpath towards bluebell spinney. 'Dogs on Leads, signs erected in green Shelter area. (5 volunteers) 28101125 AGM. 29101125 Fonnal opening of the green sheerS by local councillors and Nottinghamshire County Council Green Spaces managemenl team with Friends of Cotgrave Country Park. 03102125 Chair met WFth NCC Seniors and ARC to get a fvll picture of the plan for spending the s106 monies and delivering the community facility in the park before the May 2026 deadline. 04102125 Task Day.. Continued back filling kingfisher bank; cutting hazel for nature trail,. adding to hazel fenS on nature trail,. cutting back near kingfisher bank., took delivery of memorial bench, posts put in for nOtiS around shelter area. {7 volunteers) Donation of £150 received from Rushcliffe Rotary Club. 09102125 Task Day: Continued work on kingfisher bank. Completing hazel fencing on nature trail. Review and cleaning of the bird boxes. (7 volunteers) 18102125 Trustees VVhatsApp group t up. 20102125 Task Day" Further work on kingfisher bank. Laminated notices put up in Shelter area. Cutting back trees on Rill. (6 volunteers) 13
23102125 Task Day.. Continued work on kingfisher bank and cutting back on the Rill. (7 volunteers) Number of various trees donated by Jane Bostock. 24102125 Report of bat box down in Bluebell Spinney. Box retrieved. 25102125 Trustees meeting. 04103125 Task Day.. Putting up memorial seat at coffee van area. Planting donated trees in viewpoint field. Continued work on kingfisher bank and cutting back. Repairs to vandalised footbr5dge at top of the steps from Bluebell Spinney. (9 volunteers) 08103125 First reptile and amphibian supleys carried out. 09103125 Task Day.. Further Work on 'n9fiSher bank and cutting back. (6 volunteers) 20103125 Task Day". Nature Trail wildflower planting. Kingfisher bank and cutting back. (12 volunteers) 23103125 Task Day.. Kingfisher bank completed. path from steps repaired following bike damage. (9 volunteers) 25103125 Group meeting.. presentation about Wikl Kids Club. 01104125 Task Day. Hazel cut and used to build Nature Trail fen, base of new seat near coffee station finished, path to shelters tamped, dug area for steps to nature trail, notices fixed to bug hotels, redundant nature trail sign removed. (9 volunteers) 10104125 Task Day: Cleared and made safe area for Wild Kids Club. Meeting with Wild Kids Club organiser and wtth landscaper regarding plans for Green Shelter planting and bridge to Multi User Route {MUR). (6 volunteers) 13104125 Task Day. Wood chip moved to Nature Trail area in preparation for path. Ramp to Nature Trail dug out. (4 volunteers) 14104125 Trustee mtIng.. project planning. 17104125 Task Day. Stoned the ramp at the start of the Nature Trail and affixed the Nature Trail start sign. Put bark chippings on the bird viewing area entrance path. Cleared litter from one of the woodland copses adjacent to Heron Lake {3 bags). Cleared away the fire damaged trees at the viewpoint as well as dearing some litter. (14 volunteers) 24104125 NCC volunteers dampened and compacted the stone path at the canal bridge. Also put in 7 replacement bollards. 14
27104125 Task Day.. Put in one bollard at the lakeside and did a litter ctearan around the lake, including around the 'bin on the far side. Some scrub clearance from the T and water samples from the water bodies taken for testing. (7 volunteers) 06105125 Task Day., Fencing Wild KKIS Club area. (9 volunteers) 06105125 Trustees meeting. 07105125 Meeting wrth NCC to discuss the CCP Cornmunty facilities and changes to site layout following review of FOCCP user specification. 11105125 Task Day.. Continued fencing Wild Kids Club area. Cleared fire debris from viewpoint. (7 volunteers) 15105125 Task Day.. More work on fencing and cutting back of Wild Kids Club area. Gate put in Nature Trail viewing area. (11 volunteers) 2 bird boxes donated by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust during a visit and tour of the park. 20105125 Approach from Environment Agency for corporate Task Day. 03106125 Task Day.. Fencing of Wild KKIS Club area completed and stile removed. Cutting back on lock side path. Removal of sea buckthom on the Toe. (S volunteers) 08106125 Task Day: Strimmed shelter area. Nature trail path topped up with remaining woodchip. Vegetstion cut back on Toe. (8 volunteers) 19106125 Task Day." Removed fallen tree on nature trail. Cut back on track to viewpoint. Took delivery and stored sleepers. (8 volunteers) 22106125 Task Day Cutting bad( on track to West Viewpoint. Taking down den. (6 volunteers) 24106125 Trustees Meeting. 25106125 Approach from Sygnature Discovery for a corporate Task Day 29106125 Wildflowers and Buttertlies walk. 01107125 Task Day.. (6 volunteers) 06107125 Nature Trail awareness. Manned the Trail with materials and advi. went well. There Vre only a few attendees, but lots of positive feedback. 12107125 Enquiry from U3A about a wildfiower walk or foraging. 13107125 Task Day.. Work on the dog pond and other general duties. (5 volunteers) 15
17107125 Task Day.. Cut the woody vegetation cclonizing the butterflylbeetle banks going up past the T. Started clearing the second kingfisher bank to prep it for the corporate volunteer's job in early September. (8 volunteers) 27107125 Task Day: Strimmed Kingfisher bank area. Cut back vegetation up past Toe. (7 volunteers) 05108125 Task Day.. Repair to vandalisrn on bridge over canal,. strengthening of nature trail fence,. Digging hOS in preparation for Kingfisher bank work. Lffter picking, fallen tree cut back.. grass strimmed around bench above Leaky Hollow. (7 volunteers) 08108125 Dog Pond closed due to warning levels of blue-green algae. 10108125 Task Day.. Further cutting back woody vegetab'on colonizing the buttertlylbeetle banks going up past the T, beside Colliers Mount., Completed strengthening of nature trail fence. Chained dog pond gates due to blue green algae, replad damaged Nature Trail sign. (4 volunteers) 21108125 Nature Trail awareness. Manned the Trail wrth materials and advice. A very successful two hours,. twenty children plus assorted adults and dogs. Children and adults were very complementsry and enthusiaslic. Task Day: Further cutting back on path from Colliers Mount towards Colliers Way. Building framework for Kingfisher Bank. Strimming around picnic benches. (12 volunteers) Approach from Nottingham Post for comment re toxic algae levels in the park. Referred to NCC. 24108125 Task Day.. Cutting back at bottom of collrS Mount. Lining fixed on Kingfisher Bank. Rail on bridge at top of steps tightened. Dog Pond depth measured. Structure In den area made safe. Pallets and sleepers behind storage restacked. {7 volunteers) 26108125 Approach from Molson Coors regarding volunteering opportunities. 30108125 Children's Fun Nature Activities. 02109125 Task Day". Finishing structural work for Kingfisher nesting bank ahead of corporate task day. {11 volunteers) 0310g125 Corporate Task Day for Sygnature Discovery. Continued rebuilding work on Kingfisher nestsng bank. (15 volunteers) 14109125 Task Day: Filling 2rkY kingfisher nesting bank; replacing dog signs, measuring for fiood dNersion bridge, cutting back overhangs on towpath. {3 volunteers) 16
18109125 Task Day: Joined by group from Belvoir Farms; wort( on clearing kingfisher banks. {17 volunteers) 28109125 Check of Bat Boxes by Nottingham Bat Group.. In Bluebell Spinney there was a Brown Long Eared in 1 box. 3 pipistrelle species together in another box and 1 pipistrelle alone in another box. In the Nature Trail area with the new Schwegglers 3 has fresh bat droppings so in use. Beside the lock 1 Schwegler had fresh droppings and the other had a mating roost wrth 1 male and 6 female Soprano pipislrelles. 1 pipistre15e species VRS in a Kent box there. Task Day.. Cuth'ng back around kingfisher bank. (2 volunteers) 07110125 Task Day.. Laid a membrane to prevent grovrfth in front of kingfisher bank,. cleared fallen tree from rill path., cutting back of copses by Heron Lake, cleared area along rill by first kingfisher bank; clearing dog pond feeder pipe. (8 volunteers) 12110125 Fungi Foray. 16110125 Task Day. (5 volunteers) 26110125 Task Day.. Cuth'ng back on Toe; litter picking. (5 volunteers) Task Day.. Began to clear vegetation around new bridge area,. cutting back around car park. (5 volunteers) 04111125 09111125 Task Day: Continued to clear the vegetation from the ditch where the new bridge will be. Found a Harvest mouse nest in a tangle of brambles, grass and nettles we were clearing (probable first record of evidence of a harvest mouse at the site.) Cutting back around car park and lrtter pick. (6 volunters) 20111125 Task Day.. Started to build new bridge. (6 volunteers) 23111125 Task Day.. Continued to build bridge. Some cutting back near start of MUR. (7 volunteers) 25111125 Task Day.. An additional day to continue work on the bridge. (5 volunteers) Group Meeting: A review of the last 5 years and Klenlrfying some roles for volunteers. 29111125 Christmas tree decorated in Cotgrave Methodist Church as part of Cotgrave Christmas Tr Feskn'val. Approach from Nottinghamshire Amphibian and Repts'le Group offering to take part in a scrub clearing session. 02112125 Task Day: Completion of bypass bridge. (7 volunteers) 17
11112125 Additional work by NCC volunteers on path adjoining bridge and anti- slip material on bridge. NCC contractor filled potholes in car park. (3 volunteers) 14112125 Task Day.. Cleared back the horse trail around the edge of the fields from Colliers Way. This now allows better a¢sS for horse riders and walkers along this previously overgrown path. (6 volunteers) 15112125 Approach from Belvoir Farm to take part in task day in 2026. 18112125 Task Day: Clearing and buming scrub on the Toe. (6 volunteers) 21112125 Nottinghamshire Amphibian and Reptile Group provided wrth infonnation regarding task days in JanuarylFebruary. 18
Appendix111 Wildflower walk Sunday 29th June 2025 led by Lee Scudder of Nottinghamshire County Council. Goat's Rue Pineapple Mayweed Good Kj'ng Henry Purple Loosestrife Greater Bindweed Ragwort Greater Plantain Red Bartsia Greater Trefoil Red Clover Greater Willow Herb Reed Mace Hedge Bedstraw Ribwort Plantain Hogweed Rose Bay Willow Hefb Honeysuckle Self Heal Ladies Bedstraw Sow Thistle Lesser Hawkbit St. John's Wort Meadow Buttercup Teasel Meadowsweet Tufted Vetch Mouse-Eared Hawkweed Wild Carrol Orange Hawkweed Yarrow (Garden Escape) Ox-Eye Daisy Perennial Sow Thistle Agrimony Bettony Birdsfoot Trefoil Black Knapweed Buinet Rose Caucasian Crosswort Clover Clustered Docks Common Centaury Common Mallow Cowslip (Seed Pod) Creeping Cinqfoil Creeping Thistle Crosswort Field Bindweed Field Scabious Goat's Beard Moths and butterflies Yellow Rattle 6 belted clearwing moth Gatekeeper Large white Ringlet Green veined 19
Fungi Foray Sunday 12th October 2025 led by Lee Scudder of Nottinghamshire County Council. Fungi Bracket Fungl Birch Polypore or razor strop fungus Blushing bracket fungus Turkey Tail fungus Gilled mushrooms Bitter-sweet fibre-cap Blackening Waxcap Brown Roll-rim Crumble-caps Fairy-ring mushroom Meadow waxcap Mouse-pee pink gill Pleated Inkcap Poison Pie Snowi Waxcap Straw mushroom Verdigris Roundhead Weeping Widow Woolly Milk-cap Boletes Red -stemmed Boletus Rough Stalked Boletus Others Dog Lichen Reindeer Lichen 20
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BALANCE SHEEf 2025 Friends of Cotgrave Country Park Income Expenditure Cash in hand 111125 8197.44 stationary Nature tiail Sundry expe ProJeCtoral rables Insura¢Ke Materhals Chik4ren's fun day Irillage leafiet Total costs: Membershlp Rotary Coop Post code lottery Leaflets rickets 910 1059.88 207.69 357.96 173.62 822.46 2137.32 1235.( 42 186.93 289.97 Total income: 9474.32 317&4 CkNng balance 3V12n5 14495.36 17671.76 I1.70 Prepalred by