Nottingham Post published Tim Sexton: How to help ground-nesting birds survive

Tim Sexton from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, assistant manager at Attenborough Nature Centre, looks at the dangers facing ground-nesting birds.Ask a child where birds nest, and they will probably say 'in a tree'. But not all birds are tree nesters, and the Attenborough Nature Reserve is home to a number of special birds which choose to nest on the ground – Attenborough's 'Secret Seven'. These birds lay their eggs and raise their chicks within the rich scrubby grassland on the reserve,..