The Wildlife Trusts2 小时
Farming Transition all at sea – but where’s the Captain?
With yet another announcement from UK Government to add to farmers increasing concerns, Barnaby Coupe, land use policy manager, reflects on what the budget changes mean for nature.
The Wildlife Trusts23 天
Rothbury Estate for Nature and the Nation
Stretching over 4,600 hectares, the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is abundant with opportunity. It’s the largest ...
The Wildlife Trusts3 天
With COP29 having been dragged over the line, were there any wins for climate and nature?
Kathryn Brown, director of climate change and evidence for The Wildlife Trusts, reviews the ups and downs of this year’s climate COP.
The Wildlife Trusts5 年
Water voles
The water vole is a much-loved British mammal, known by many as ‘Ratty’ in the children’s classic The Wind in the Willows. Unfortunately, the future of this charming riverside creature is in peril; ...
The Wildlife Trusts2 年
Strategy 2030
We need to restore nature at a global scale, on land and at sea. And it needs to happen now. Strategy 2030 provides the high-level framework of how we intend to go about it. Our vision is of a ...
The Wildlife Trusts2 年
Things you can do about climate change
We are in the middle of a climate and nature emergency, and the two are inextricably linked. Climate change is driving nature’s decline and the loss of wild spaces is leaving us ill-equipped to reduce ...
The Wildlife Trusts1 年
Identify waders
Waders can be a tough group to define. The term is used to describe members of a number of bird families, all from the order Charadriiformes (which also includes gulls, terns, skuas, and auks). As the ...
The Wildlife Trusts4 年
Peatland solutions
Peatlands are amazingly wild places, home to rare and unusual plants, birds and insects. They are wetland landscapes characterised by waterlogged soils made of dead and decaying plants, called peat.
The Wildlife Trusts4 年
Where to see otters
Whether it a glimpse of water-webbed whiskers, a lithe body porpoising in play, or the tip of a ruddering tail, the sight of a shy otter is one of the most rewarding wildlife experiences in the UK.
The Wildlife Trusts5 天
Our Bright Future
Our Bright Future has improved the environment and young people’s lives. Our Bright Future has shown that engaging young people in the environment and conservation has created benefits for young ...
The Wildlife Trusts3 年
How to clean nestboxes and bird feeders
Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is important to keep bird feeders clean to stop the spread of ...
The Wildlife Trusts2 年
Smooth snake
The rare smooth snake can only be found at a few heathland sites in the UK. It looks a bit like an adder, but lacks the distinctive zig-zag pattern along its back. Protected in the UK under the ...