Lashford Lane Fen
Exciting wildlife lies hidden in this small limestone valley leading into fascinating fenland and reedbeds.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are special places recognised for having high wildlife value or containing rare or threatened habitats and species
Lowland fen
Water-logged and thick with reeds and robust tall-herbs or tussocky sedges, fens are evocative reminders of the extensive wet wildlands that once covered far more of the lowlands than they do…
Upland spring, flush and fen
These tiny habitats, the source of our streams and rivers, are fundamental to the well-being of whole water catchments.
Some protection reinstated for at-risk Local Wildlife Sites
The Government has published a revised version of its National Planning Policy Framework which now includes some reinstated protection for Local Wildlife Sites following a campaign supported by 25…
Great fen-sedge
A tall and robust species of sedge, the Great fen-sedge has long leaves with sawtooth edges. It forms dense stands in lowland fens and around lakes.
People's Walk for Wildlife
It was soggy, it was over cast but Saturday’s People’s Walk for Wildlife was a bright uplifting event.
A walk at Chimney Meadows
Volunteer bird surveyor, Caroline Coleman takes us on a walk around Chimney Meadows as she records the birds she encounters
Walk for Wildlife on 22 September
Love life! That’s the message behind Chris Packham’s Walk for Wildlife, an event for people to express their collective concern about the threats that wildlife faces in the UK.
Take on the Big Wild Walk for nature & climate
Help The Wildlife Trusts tackle the nature and climate emergency by challenging yourself to a Big Wild Walk this October half-term! Walk 30km across the week, or set your own challenge.
Team Wilder story: Learning how to do a basic site survey
Lily O'Neill and the community team revisit Shabbington Nature Network to help them carry out a basic site survey and find out which plants are growing at one of their sites