MORE than 1,000 birds have flocked to a nature reserve in Nottinghamshire since it was expanded.
Skylarks Nature Reserve, near Holme Pierrepont, created three and a half hectares of wet grassland earlier this year and is already reaping the benefits.
In December, an estimated 1,000 lapwings were recorded at the site, owned by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
Bird numbers have been rising steadily since the work was completed, and 20 golden plovers have also been spotted.
Ruth Testa, wetlands project officer at the trust, said: "As the new habitats start to develop we hope that other wading birds will start to use the nature reserve in greater numbers."
A further 3.2km of fencing, 1.5km of footpath, eight viewing screens and two new boardwalks are to be completed by March next year.
