Tree planting underway at ancient woodland site in North Wiltshire saved by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
A planting event hosted by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust was held at the end of January to kickstart a major tree planting programme at Great Wood.
A planting event hosted by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust was held at the end of January to kickstart a major tree planting programme at Great Wood.
The Wiltshire’s Critical Species Project was a pilot funded by Natural England through the Species Recovery Programme.
A rare breeder in the UK, this sooty-coloured bird is as at home on an industrial site as it is on a rocky cliff face.
A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.
With her waterproof map on her wrist, Heather doesn’t have to splash out to go on safari. She gets exclusive access to Kimmeridge Bay’s secret world of ever-changing marine wildlife.
Bev is grateful to live down the road from Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a 210ha wetland site which stores excess water from the River Torne during times of high
rainfall. This saved her…
These three hay meadows in Minety with countless wildflowers form a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of their long history of traditional farming.
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
Unsurprisingly, the chalkhill blue can be found on sunny, chalk grassland sites in southern England. Clouds of this beautiful blue butterfly may be seen fluttering around low-growing flowers.