HS2: nature pays the price
High Speed 2 Ltd are to begin clearance works at our Calvert Jubilee nature reserve, resulting in the heart-breaking destruction of a precious place.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Picking with purpose
The Wildlife Trusts’ Meg Dobson shares the joy of foraging – and top tips to make sure you forage safely and ethically.
Family activity: snail racing
Which are faster, snails or slugs? Set up a race and find out!
Black oil beetle
This impressive beetle digs burrows, lays thousands of eggs and has bee-riding larvae.
Stinging nettle
The stinging nettle is a familiar and common plant, often firmly rooted in our memories after our first, hands-on experience - a prickling irritation that's not forgotten easily!
Lambing time for BBOWT's flock of sheep
"It is a hard heart that doesn’t soften at the sight of a gang of carefree, playful young lambs racing and jumping about."
Common crossbill
As its name suggests, the common crossbill has a large bill that is crossed at the tip - perfect for picking the seeds out of pine cones. Look for it in conifer woodlands, mainly in the north and…
Curlew
The eerie, 'cur-lee' call of the curlew is a recognisable sound of wet grasslands, moorlands, farmland and coasts. Its long, downcurved bill is an unmistakeable feature and perfect for…
Knot
A stocky, little sandpiper, the knot can be spotted in estuaries from August onwards, migrating here from the Arctic where it breeds. Look out for it probing the muddy sand with its specialised…
Herb-paris
Herb-Paris has four oval leaves set in a cross, with an understated crown of yellow-green flowers rising from the middle. This makes it quite a distinctive plant of ancient and damp woodlands on…
Dasgupta: A new sustainable yardstick to measure success
If we are to turn the tide of nature’s decline, we need to look at the driving forces of that decline, one of which is our lauding of growing economies whilst turning a blind eye to the…
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