Tucked away in the bustling Bransholme lies an oasis-like nature reserve. Over the last 30 years, the Noddle Hill Nature Reserve has grown into an ecosystem bustling with life in the heart of one of Hull's most densely populated housing estates. Creatures that fly, swim and even waddle who call this reserve home are all thriving - making the area a huge rewilding success .
Feeling the urge to reconnect with nature without the need to drive out to the sticks, I spent the morning exploring the nature reserve. Read more: I tried the new nature canal walk that connects Yorkshire villages I spent an hour in one of East Yorkshire's ghost train stations that sees fewer than 600 passengers a year I entered from the south-facing play area entrance. The vast green space that has been occupied by a lovely little park and huge football pitches feels almost out of place directly facing the Garths in Bransholme .
Plenty of dog walkers were making most of the free space to let their pets burn off some energy with a game of catch. But across the Foredyke Stream, the open space becomes a lot more dense. Through the trees and foliage, the space opens up Narnia-esque to unveil the huge fishing lake.
Created between 1994 and 1998, back when this area was farmland, the lake is home to carp, bream, tench, eels, and most recently, ide. Fishing is allowed on the lake, with a proper licence, and all catches must be returned back to the lake. When I arrived, somebody was just pitching up on one of the.
