Right through the night
Osprey sleep at night ! If with eggs or chicks, the female will usually sit on them with their head tucked under one wing. The male usually spends the night in very close proximity perched in a…
Osprey sleep at night ! If with eggs or chicks, the female will usually sit on them with their head tucked under one wing. The male usually spends the night in very close proximity perched in a…
Our first taste of life as the new apprentices came on the second day with a visit to Nibthwaite Farm in the Rusland Valley to do some hedgerow surveying. We were joined by Kate Cartmell Done and…
It was a chilly morning, but that didn’t stop me from getting out of bed and travelling to Eycott Hill – and was I glad to have done so!
A beautifully scented plant, the arching stems and bell-shaped flowers of Lily-of-the-valley can be seen in many woodlands. Despite its delicate appearance, this plant is highly toxic.
As the only crow with a red bill and red legs, the all-black chough is easy to identify. But it's harder to spot: there are only small, coastal populations in Scotland, Ireland, Wales,…
The mistle thrush likely got its name from its love of mistletoe - it will defend a berry-laden tree with extreme ferocity! It is larger and paler than the similar song thrush, standing upright…
The song thrush is a familiar garden visitor that has a beautiful and loud song. The broken shells of their blue, spotty eggs can often be found under a hedge in spring.
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.
I thought I would start my recount of December with a big “Happy New Year” for 2020. I hope you all have lots of wonderful wild plans for the year ahead.
The distinctive spiky, or 'bearded', green flower heads of wall barley appear from June to July and are easy to spot in an urban environment as they push their way up through pavements…
We have had another wet month with the occasional beautiful sunny day. The tree nursery is starting to bulge at the seams with trees, with over 400 now and about 500 growing in people’s gardens…