Smew
This small duck is an uncommon winter visitor to the UK, where they're usually found on lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits.
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Chwilio
How to make a bog garden
Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.
Natterer's bat
The Natterer's bat can found across the UK, although it is a scarce species. It prefers to forage low down among trees, often taking prey directly from the foliage.
Become a warden
Nature reserve wardens are our eyes and ears on the ground, getting to know their local site intimately, helping Trust staff protect and manage the sites for people and wildlife
My turning point
Volunteering on a nature reserve turned Adam’s life around after a difficult time in life. As Assistant Reserve Officer, wildlife is both his stress relief and his career.
Bird Group Outing to RSPB Ynys-Hir
Join MWT Bird Group for a summer outing to RSPB Ynys-Hir to see some of the myriad bird species that call this nature reserve home
Sand martin
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.
Songbird Saturday: Dawn Chorus
Rise and shine to the sound of nature's best-known choir
Are native plants best for wildlife gardening?
Choosing plants to add to a garden to attract wildlife can be tricky due to the complex relationships between plants and animals. I want to encourage more bees and I have been trying to find out…
Upland acid grassland and rush pasture
These grasslands, occupying much of the UK's heavily-grazed upland landscape, are of greater cultural than wildlife interest, but remain a habitat to some scarce and declining species.
Discover & Learn
Explore the nature of Montgomeryshire
Black poplar
The black poplar is a large tree of floodplains, flooded gravel pits and ditches, particularly in England. Despite being an important part of our culture for centuries, it has declined massively…