Wallaby sightings were reported near Calverton and have now been made at a golf course.
Staff at the golf club said they had reported the sighting to Nottinghamshire Wildlife TrustThe marsupial has been sighted by staff and club members at Oakmere Golf Club, near Southwell, multiple times over the past week.were made five miles away in Calverton towards the end of July.
“My head greenkeeper sent me a photograph after seeing this animal, which looked like a wallaby on the golf course,” said Mr St John Jones, director of golf at the club. “I’ve been here for 28 years, and we’ve never seen anything like a wallaby – it’s just completely unique. It’s a real surprise.”The animal, which is native to Australasia and New Guinea, was first seen on Monday 29 July by the club’s groundkeeper.The National Biodiversity Network Trust said it was working with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to keep a record of the wallaby sightings.
She told the BBC: “I guess you would say it’s still quite rare to have a sighting of a wallaby. A lot of the records of sightings we have are on the Isle of Man and others are spread around the UK.
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