Kathryn Brown, director of climate change and evidence for The Wildlife Trusts, reviews the ups and downs of this year’s climate COP.
The pincushion-like, lilac-blue flower heads of Devil's-bit scabious attract a wide variety of butterflies and bees. Look for this pretty plant in damp meadows and marshes, and on riverbanks. The ...
Sometimes it looks like flooding is happening everyday somewhere in the world and the UK too. The Wildlife Trusts Strategic lead on Agriculture, Vicki Hird looks at nature-based solutions for water ...
A group of UK nature charities have written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP and Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP calling for action to protect the UK’s chalk streams in planning reforms.
The Natural History GCSE claims to prioritise nature connection and bringing theory and experiential learning together to ...
Over the space of a few weeks in spring, from mid-April onwards, bluebells set our woodlands ablaze with their bright blue flowers. The UK is home to more than half the world’s population of bluebells ...
For centuries it was believed that peatlands were of no value unless drained or extracted from. Today, it known that this is not true – so why are 80% of the UK’s peatlands still degraded? Peat ...
Charles Rothschild had founded the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves (SPNR - now The Wildlife Trusts) in May 1912, with the objective of protecting special places for wildlife. Over the ...
Whether it be a local wild place or species under threat - or that there is simply not enough wildlife where you live - you can ask your MP to help stop the loss of wildlife and prioritise climate ...
False widow spiders are often the subject of unflattering headlines, but in reality they're unlikely to bite humans. There are three very similar species of false widow spider that are likely to be ...
Stretching over 4,600 hectares, the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is abundant with opportunity. It’s the largest ...
In Britain we have around 270 species of bee and of them, 24 are species of bumblebee. You can identify some of the common bumblebees you see buzzing around our parks and gardens using our guide. The ...