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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.

Lud's Church

An Autumn ramble to Lud's Church

Want to escape to another world? Where bright emerald green ferns and moss surround you and the smell of earth fills your nostrils? This place is like no other. It’s an awakening for the senses.…

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…

Making a Splash for Endangered Species

Making a Splash for Endangered Species

The UK population of White-clawed Crayfish has crashed due to the introduction of North American Signal Crayfish – a non-native species which carry a disease which White-claws have no resistance…

Ed Marshall

Leapers & Stone-suckers

We’re nearing the end of the electro-fishing season. In partnership with the Wild Trout Trust we have been strapping on Ghostbusters-style equipment to carry out baselines and repeat surveys at…