Attenborough Nature Reserve

Attenborough Nature Reserve
Attenborough Nature Reserve looking across one of the flooded gravel pits towards Attenborough village
Attenborough Nature Reserve is located in Nottinghamshire
Attenborough Nature Reserve
LocationAttenborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Nearest cityNottingham
Coordinates52°53′59″N 1°14′09″W / 52.8996°N 1.2357°W / 52.8996; -1.2357
Area220 hectares (540 acres)
Created1966 (1966)
Owned byNottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
OpenAll year
StatusSSSI (for map see Map)
Websitenottinghamshirewildlife.org/attenborough

Attenborough Nature Reserve is a nature reserve at Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England, located 5 mi (8 km) south west of Nottingham city centre.[1] It is owned and managed by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust,[2] supported by Broxtowe Borough Council,[1][2] following the completion of purchase from Cemex UK in December 2020.[3]

At its centre is a building called Attenborough Nature Centre,[2] comprising visitor services and educational facilities.

  1. ^ a b "Attenborough Nature Reserve : Broxtowe Borough Council". Broxtowe Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Attenborough Nature Reserve". Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust secures ownership of 'cherished' Attenborough Nature Reserve Nottinghamshire Live, 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020

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