Local Links
News and Information This is Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
Local authorities Nottinghamshire County Council: Green Spaces Derbyshire County Council: Countryside
Schools Banks Road Infant and Nursery School George Spencer Foundation School & Technology College Transport Indigo Bus Timetable (Trent Barton) | Environment Long Eaton Natural History Society- Active local group whose area includes the 'other side of the Erewash' parts of Toton Fields. Check their website for local natural history events Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust- Includes information about all reserves in Notts.... Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group- Partnership organisation with almost 50 group members. Check out their events page for lots of local events, and read their newsletter to get a flavour of all the conservation activity going on around. East Midlands Butterfly Conservation - Local branch of national butterfly conservation society. Lots of useful links including a butterfly identification tool Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Entomological Society (DANES) - East Midlands premier organisation for the study of moths and insects Greenwood Community Forest- The Friends of Toton Fields are part of this organisation, that provides helps and assistance within the Nottingham Greenwood Forest area. Other local interest Beeston Civic Society- Among many other things, the society organises Heritage Open Days Nottinghamshire: History and Archaeology- The recorded history of Toton is somewhat sparse, but this site has as much as I've seen anywhere. Search for 'Toton' and see what comes up. toton-rail.co.uk - If you are interested in the sidings themselves, this site is filled with photographs and historical notes.
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