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A small fluffy chick with pale yellow down with dark brown patches in among long wispy grasses and cotton grass

Caring for curlews in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Safeguarding the future of our wildlife is only possible if we work together. Partnerships give struggling nature a chance and curlews need all the help they can get. Find out how we've…

Common Sandpiper

Wading into autumn

For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are ten waders to…

The elephant in the room

Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.

A young man and woman sit amongst flowering heather, with a dog on a lead sat beside them. The woman has her hands on the dog, whilst the man looks through a pair of binoculars.

Paws for thought

The UK is a nation of both dog lovers and nature lovers, but are those two passions compatible? We spoke to some Wildlife Trust staff who balance both.

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…

Forest School blog

Guest blog by Nicola Lynes

Here at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the majority of our full time people engagement team staff are Forest School trained and we find that the Forest School Ethos and its approach to learning in…

Forest school training

Welcome

Happy New Year! Welcome to our new Forest School blog!