Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
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How to go peat free at home
Our homes and gardens have an important role in the fight against climate change. Help preserve vital peatland by going peat free.
My focus
Sorrel has been birdwatching all of her life with her grandparents. She is passionate about promoting wildlife to children at her school and through her local Wildlife Watch group. She loves the…
My world
John has worked in fisheries management for over 25 years. He has seen our waterways at their best – and their worst. He knows firsthand how devastating unhealthy rivers can be for wildlife and…
Team Wilder Survey
Learn, organise, collaborate and act to protect your local green spaces and natural environment!
Thousands tell the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones to save the nationally important Gwent Levels.
More than 4,000 people have already joined Gwent Wildlife Trust’s #SaveTheGwentLevels e-campaign by sending a letter to Carwyn Jones, asking him to scrap plans to destroy the Gwent Levels with a…
Shepherding and Livestock Checker Volunteers
The health and wellbeing of our livestock are paramount to Gwent Wildlife Trust. Daily checks on location and general wellbeing need to be carried out.
The main role of the volunteer…
My regeneration
30 years ago, if Jeremy had fallen in the river then he’d have been more worried about being poisoned than drowned! A 1980s trawl survey found just one fish in the Billingham reach of the Tees,…
Book review - The Lives of Moths
The Lives of Moths - A Natural History of our Planet’s Moth Life written by Andrei Sourakov and Rachel Warren Chadd as reviewed by Andrew Cormack.
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Stephen walks around his local patch once or twice a week throughout the year. He looks and listens carefully to discover the wild creatures hidden in the reedbed and surrounding woods.
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Beadlet anemone
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…
Oyster
Native oysters are a staple of our seas and our plates - but our love of their taste has lead to a sharp decline all around the UK.