Blog: Conservation

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Water vole in reeds

The Water Vole

Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals.

Baby grass snake at Muddy Forks

There’s a beastie in the compost heap!

The first signs of spring have finally arrived and stirring grass snakes can be found – amongst other places - in the Idle Valley’s neighbouring wildlife garden of Muddy Fork.

Black and yellow longhorn beetle standing on flower

The Brilliance of Beetles

Steve Garland, chair of Lancashire Wildlife Trust and beetle expert, explores the world of these incredible, armoured insects.

Attenborough Nature Reserve view across the ponds

Celebrating wetlands – where land meets water

We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is…

Peatland

Bringing Wildlife Back

Ian Jelley, Director of Living Landscapes for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, explains why helping nature recover is as essential for us as it is for wildlife.

Bee on cow parsley, Sunnybank NR, Sheffield City Centre

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The bat boxes of Ploughman Wood

The bats of Ploughman Wood

Ploughman Wood is a stunning Nottinghamshire woodland and host to a number of species of bats, with just a little helping hand from the Notts Bat Group.