Did you know that you could help scientists to track the effects of weather and climate change on wildlife across the UK? Nature's Calendar is the UK's biggest record of the changing seasons with 2.9 million records and data stretching back to 1736. We need your...
Volunteers needed for last two sessions at Warren Farm Are you able to help us at Warren Farm on Tuesday 31st July or Tuesday 4th September? We are holding our last two sessions to remove Canadian goldenrod from the site as it affects the native wildflowers and...
On Friday 20th July we were warmly welcomed by staff at Folly farm, a beautiful conference centre set in Avon Wildlife trust grounds. The weather was kind to us, and after lunch we had a lovely walk. As the 20th July was the start of...
Rachael Ashdown is a Gateway/eco research/woodland working group volunteer at Glen Finglas. She took some time to write about her experience: [caption id="attachment_5985" align="alignnone" width="300"] Rachael[/caption] "Volunteering at the visitor gateway at Glen Finglas has been a great way for me to learn about and get involved...
The Faughan Valley runs from the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains along the beautiful River Faughan to the outskirts of Derry~Londonderry. Covering some 80 square miles, it has been identified as an area of strategic importance and the focus of our Treescape ambitions in Northern...
We were contacted by Butterfly Conservation, as they wanted to visit The Nymph Hay in order to look for Barberry Carpet Moth larvae. There are only 10 colonies left in Britain therefore they were hoping that the barberry plants on site at The Nymph Hay...
Liz Bracken has one of the most unusual volunteering roles in the Trust - she is our official osprey camera volunteer at Loch Arkaig. Liz lives on the opposite side of the Loch from our camera nest and can see it through a telescope from her...
Forest Bathing may create images in your mind of delving into watery woodlands or taking a soothing dip among the trees but this kind of bathing in the forest is derived from a Japanese activity known as Shinrin-yoku, meaning “taking in the atmosphere of the...
If you visit the top of Pestfurlong Hill you will now discover a beautiful newly installed bench to sit and enjoy the view. Produced with local sustainable timber by the Earth Skills project it provides a perfect spot to relax. There has also been a huge...
Thanks to all of our Cumbria volunteers who joined site manager Heather Swift and I for a great day at Finsthwaite on Saturday. After a morning spent in Finsthwaite Village Hall and a really tasty lunch kindly provided by Vanessa, Judith and co. from Finsthwaite village,...