help throughout Wilford. In 1908, Jesse Boot built the Dorothy Boot Homes (11 homes, a clubroom and library) in Wilford, for veterans of the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny. Thomas Forman, founder of the Nottingham Post, bought Wilford House from the Smith family following the newspaper's successful launch. Dominic Heale, English journalist and newsreader formerly of East Midlands Today lived in the village. Nature Wilford has two Green Flag Award recognised open spaces, Ruddington Lane Park and Iremongers Pond. Wilford also has a number of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Iremongers Pond SINC; which is now cared for by the Iremongers Pond Association Gresham Marshes SINC; which is managed by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Wilford Meadow - Wildlife Area Trentside SINC Wilford Disused Railway is also designated as a SINC The wider Wilford area is home to a number of nature reserves – two being Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) managed by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Wilford Claypit Wilwell Cutting Wilford Field Wilford Hill Wood Sharphill Wood Business Wilford has a Co-operative Local Store, the Tailor's Arms (formerly the Wilford Green), the Ferry Inn (a restaurant of the Chef and Brewer chain) and the Wilford Farm Harvester (a restaurant of the Harvester chain). At the southernmost point of Wilford is the Apple Tree Pub (a restaurant of the Ember Inns chain). There are several independent businesses owned and run by local residents. The Wilford Village Allotments Association holds an annual plant sale going towards the upkeep of the community allotments plot. Gleeds, an architects and surveyors company, until recently, had its headquarters in Wilford House. The listed building is currently undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment to house multiple small companies. A number of companies are based at Wilford Industrial Estate, including Seriff, a large supplies distribution company, and A. W. Consulting, a small marketing consultancy, owing to the area's proximity to the A52 and access to the M1. The former Wilford Power Station, closed in 1981 and demolished shortly afterwards, is now the location of the Riverside Retail Park with stores including Boots UK, B&Q and Argos, as well as offices for Experian and the Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales). Local landmarks and historic features See also Wilford Suspension Bridge Wilford Toll Bridge List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire Compton Acres Great Central Railway Silverdale, Nottingham Clifton, Nottingham Ruddington References External links