Nottingham Nature Nook

05/28/2026

When my days are filled with nonstop phone calls, never ending laundry, and caring for hundreds of animals for 20 hours every day it is the moments like this when I am watching a young red squirrel carefully peel his apple slice that I remember why I do this. ❤️

05/25/2026

We are all looking forward to another Roots and Shoots session next Saturday May 30th at the Nook! 🌳

05/24/2026

Six weeks ago we received a beautiful domestic rabbit that had been attacked by a raccoon. One week later these adorable 5 babies appeared! We are now looking for homes for both the mom and babies. If you are interested in giving them a forever home please contact me here to set up an interview.

05/18/2026

Last week we welcomed our first fawn Adele to the Nook. This weekend we welcomed Bon Jovi, Beyonce, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Enya, and Lady Gaga. When I am feeding the fawns I let them listen to their namesake. This is Dolly listening to I will always ❤️ love you. 🎶

05/16/2026

Everyone can help by improving the habitat in your yard!

Today is Endangered Species Day. The species disappearing from the eastern US aren't the ones on the posters. They're the ones in the yard.

Common backyard birds have declined significantly over the past fifty years. Not rare species — sparrows, warblers, swallows. The ones most people assume are fine.

Bat colonies in the East have been hit hard by white-nose syndrome. Several species are now federally listed. Bumblebee species that were common a generation ago have vanished from most of their former range. Amphibians are declining faster than any other vertebrate group.

The pattern isn't about one species. It's about the common ones going quiet.

🌿 Five things that slow the pattern from one yard:

- Native plants — even a small border hosts the caterpillars that feed nesting birds
- No broad-spectrum pesticides on soil where firefly larvae and ground bees develop
- A water source — shallow, shaded, refilled daily
- Lights off after dark in May and June — protects migrating birds and mating fireflies
- Leave one messy corner — leaf litter, dead stems, bare soil. That's where most of them live.

05/14/2026

With the weather finally looking better, we released more squirrels today and moved Rusty out into his new improved outdoor cage. Even Swiper came to greet him and welcome him to the Nook! ❤️

05/12/2026

Introducing Adele. Our first fawn of the season with the voice of a singer! 🎶

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all Mother's everywhere! 💓

05/09/2026

Good advice from our friends at Furry Fixers Wildlife!