Friends Of The Hook (FrOTH)

‘Friends of The Hook’ is a group of volunteers who help to look after The Hook Local Nature Reserve. Our work covers a range of activities. Often it involves getting out on the nature reserve, planting and looking after native trees and shrubs and sowing wildflower seeds.

It also involves keeping a careful watch on what is happening with birds, insects and plants, monitoring and recording species to track their success or decline and assess the impact of changes in habitat and also of climate change and global heating. We are always keen to share this information through social media and events to keep people fully informed.

We work closely with Rushcliffe Borough Council, the owners of the site, who care for the reserve through their Streetwise team.

We welcome new volunteers. This could be practical work at our Working Parties, on the 1st Sunday of every month, meet at the Mona Rd entrance. During the darker winter months, we meet 1.30-3.30pm. We also welcome help with social media, improving our website, taking photos etc. Help with planning future events such as the Apple Day and Tree Trail.

If you’d like to get involved, do contact [email protected].

Information about the Hook and the Friends group is also available at www.friendsofthehook.org.uk and you can also find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofthehook. Here is their archive - they've been at it for a while now.