Take action for wildlife
From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself at home to help wildlife.
From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself at home to help wildlife.
The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too.
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.
A true wildlife 'hotel', Honeysuckle is a climbing plant that caters for all kinds of wildlife: it provides nectar for insects, prey for bats, nest sites for birds and food for small…
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
The Canal and River Trust appear to be getting £14 million in ‘Levelling Up Money’ to restore the section of the Montgomery Canal from Llanymynech to Arddleen which will be administered by Powys…
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is nocturnal and very hard to spot. However, it can be enticed to visit a peanut-laden birdtable.
The creative endeavour will see our award-winning nature for wellbeing programme ‘Wild Skills Wild Spaces (WSWS)’ working with young people from the area to create a beautiful wildlife mural in…
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…
One of the prettiest hardy ferns, the lady fern is delicate and lacy, with ladder-like foliage. It makes a good garden fern, providing attractive cover for wildlife.