Avery's Pightle
Avery's Pightle is one of Berkshire's few remaining unspoiled meadows. It is rich in insect life and nesting birds, and 137 species of plants have been recorded here.
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Avery's Pightle is one of Berkshire's few remaining unspoiled meadows. It is rich in insect life and nesting birds, and 137 species of plants have been recorded here.
The St Mark's fly is small, black and shiny. It is so-called because it emerges around St Mark's Day, April 25th. Large numbers of adults can be found in woodland edges, hedgerows,…
Elegant, airy woodlands of silver-barked birches found across the northern uplands. Often transient in feel, with scattered trees growing over the heathy field layer of the surrounding moorland,…
Limited in distribution, this sweetly-scented, short-cropped, springy grassland is famed for its abundance of rare and scarce species.
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These tiny habitats, the source of our streams and rivers, are fundamental to the well-being of whole water catchments.
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Community network expanding across three counties in 2024.
George the Poet shines a light on new community rewilding projects led by The Wildlife Trust and funded by The National Lottery.
A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.