Cathy Smith explores planting garden hedges.

Hedges, both urban and rural, can provide a plentiful larder for wildlife. The UK Biodiversity Group have shown that across Britain 600 species…

Cathy Smith explores how you can make your garden more attractive to moths.

Claire Rowan explores the lapwing, or 'peewit'.

Another sure sign of spring is the sight of the whirling aerial display antics of male lapwings as they tumble dramatically through…

Our reserves team are undertaking their daily checks and documenting some truly stunning wildlife in our county.

Now lockdown is easing slightly, please do continue to stay local and…

Cathy Smith explores how your lawn can become a wild flower meadow.

Garden lawns can resemble semi-natural grassland with flowering plants making a mosaic of low growing plants which are…

Following the Prime Minister’s speech on Sunday 10th May, The Wildlife Trusts urge visitors to our nature reserves to continue to follow social distancing guidelines to help control the spread of…

We’re still in lockdown, but our reserves teams are still able to carry our wildlife surveys, as well as livestock and safety checks following government guidelines.

“By 2040, that’s twenty years, I hope that there will be lots of nature all around us, more butterflies and bees, we’ll plant and grow more flowers, tiny seeds will bring tall trees...”

Ben McFarland, Head of Conservation

Such is the complexity of our modern world that we often try to order things to make sense of our lives. Tidiness often spills out from our homes and…

Watch our short film featuring a selection of photos from around the county sent to us by our members, supporters and staff.