Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Blog

Actions for a wildlife friendly garden

Supporter Denise Nott tells us all about her wildlife friendly garden, and the actions she has taken to achieve it. Read more

How to change your Zoom background

Bring nature to your virtual meetings by setting our nature reserves as your background on Zoom. Free to download. Read more

Mental Health Awareness Week

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme for this year is kindness. Here's how you can be kind to yourself and others, as well as to the planet. Read more

Enabling young people to connect with nature

Rachel Bush, our Milestones Programme Manager, outlines some tips on how to connect with nature. Read more

Deciphering the dawn chorus

Wildlife expert Nick Acheson introduces some of our feathered superstars to listen out for this spring. Read more

Step back in time at Coombe Bissett Down

Have you ever wondered what where you live, work or walk looked like over half a century ago? Read more

Latest

New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target

Today The Wildlife Trusts publish a new report ‘Reversing the Decline of Insects’ which shows how people, in every part of society, wherever they live, can take action to bring back insects.

Care Farm Team Leader

We are seeking to recruit two inspiring, knowledgeable and committed Team Leaders to supervise and support the daily operation of Lakeside and The Willows Care Farms.

Join yoga and wellbeing teacher Karis Hockey for a fun family yoga session. This is a FREE online event as part of our Coombe Bissett Down Chalk Celebration Event. Join us for elevenses on Facebook for a live-stream at 11am.

Botanical illustration

Learn the basics of painting with the exciting medium of gouache with professional Illustrator Francesca Mclean. This is a FREE online event as part of our Coombe Bissett Down Chalk Celebration Week. Join us for elevenses on Facebook for a live-stream at 11am.

LANGFORD LAKES NATURE RESERVE, Steeple Langford

Take a walk at Langford Lakes Nature Reserve around the four beautiful lakes to spot birds including kingfisher and maybe even an otter.

Webcam at Langford Lakes

Take a look at our webcam at Langford Lakes Nature Reserve, and enjoy watching the wildlife from home.

LOWER MOOR including Clattinger Farm, Lower Moor Farm, Sandpool and Oaksey Moor Farm Meadow, Cricklade

Lower Moor opened in 2007 and is the gateway to Clattinger Farm, Oaksey Moor Farm Meadow, Lower Moor Farm and Sandpool nature reserves.

BLAKEHILL FARM including Stoke Common Meadow, Cricklade

This former military airfield is being turned back into wildlife-rich hay meadow.

Nature Reserves Map

CLOUTS WOOD including Markham Banks, Kings Farm Wood and Diocese Meadows, Wroughton

A walk through this Site of Special Scientific Interest takes you from stream-soaked valley floor, up steep slopes to level land at the top.

GREEN LANE WOODLAND COMPLEX, including Green Lane Wood and Biss Wood, Trowbridge

This ancient woodland was given to us in 1991. The wood connects with our Biss Wood nature reserve and the Green Lane Nature Park.

The Repair Academy

The Repair Academy is a social enterprise start up dedicated to reducing waste, providing skills and training for young people and offering affordable goods to low-income households.

PENN WOOD, Calne

This new nature reserve has seen many transformations in its history since it was farmland.

What we do

Since 1962, we've been taking action to protect our natural environment here in Wiltshire and Swindon.