Morecambe Bay to play key role in pandemic recovery
Pioneering project to fight lockdown loneliness in the north west by harnessing natural beauty of Morecambe Bay. Health and environmental organisations join forces, with support from players of…
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King’s Speech must herald progress for nature or key UK Government pledge will fail
The Wildlife Trusts publish list of the UK’s Government’s broken promises to nature
Ash
A common tree, ash is familiar to many of us for its autumnal bunches of winged seeds, called 'keys'. It can be found in woodlands and prefers damp and fertile soils.
Corn bunting
Like many of our farmland birds, the corn bunting has declined in number in recent years. Spot this streaky brown, thick-billed bird singing from a wire or post - it sounds just like a set of…
Foulshaw Moss osprey timeline
Have a look back at the key events of the osprey’s time at our Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Avocet
A key species in the story of conservation, the avocet represents an amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK. This pied bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on…
My laboratory
Nora’s study of bird behaviour explores how small bird communities flock together to ward off larger predators. Nature has many things to teach us and is now widely acknowledged as a key…
Planning for success: how the new UK Government can deliver on housebuilding targets whilst tackling the nature and climate crises
With a new UK Government now in situ, Becky Pullinger, head of land use planning at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews what is needed to deliver on one of their key manifesto pledges – to build new…
Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
Wildfire warning as nature goes up in smoke
Following a series of wildfires around the UK recently, which have killed wild animals and destroyed large swathes of key nature reserves, The Wildlife Trusts are issuing a warning ahead of next…
Two males and one female chick for the Foulshaw ospreys
Three five-week-old osprey chicks (thought to be two males and one female) were tagged with ID rings at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve near Witherslack recently, one of Cumbria’s key breeding sites…
New campaign calls for a ‘legal right to local nature’ in Levelling Up reforms
More than 60 nature, planning, health and equality organisations, including the Wildlife Trusts, have today (21 Feb) launched a new ‘Nature For Everyone’ campaign, calling for a ‘legal right to…