Blog: Wildlife

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Great crested newt

If you go down to the ponds tonight

Join me as I share my latest late-night endeavours to find out how our habitat work at Brankley Pastures is fairing for one of our protected amphibian species.

A man with dark hair and glasses, wearing a navy top stands with trees and bushes behind him

Why we still need to defend nature

Retained EU laws protecting our natural world are safe for now – but we must keep up the pressure on Government to scrap the damaging Bulldozer Bill

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Heavenly heathlands and why they’re habitat heroes

Join our assistant ranger Tom as he undercovers why heathlands are so important for our wildlife and we're sure you’ll agree that we’re super lucky to have these rare fragments remaining in…

Daffodils

Awaiting spring to do its thing

It’s that exciting time of year, when the temperature is fickle but the days are growing longer. Soon, we’ll be talking about the spring equinox and anxiously awaiting the weekend in March when we…

Close-up image of a hazel dormouse asleep in its nest.

Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy

The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…

A stoat standing on a rock, one paw raised as it contemplates running

Marvellous mustelids

Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces this incredible collection of carnivores.

Sunsetting over peatland

How important is the natural world to you?

Do you enjoy walking in a local woodland or field? Would you care if it became the latest site for a new housing estate? Or if the river or stream near your home became a dumping ground for raw…