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Celebrating Chalk in style!

We held our Chalk Celebration event on Saturday 21 July at Coombe Bissett Down. It was a warm summer’s day the straw bales were out and so were the bugs. Many people drifted in from their Saturday stroll to find out what we were up to.Read more

30 Days Wild by Tamzyn Long

Go through Tamzyn's 30 Days Wild journey and hopefully you'll be inspired to do something wild!Read more

Blooming, butterflies, bugs and beetles!

The theme of this month's blog is blooming! This describes the habitat the best at this time of year. We see waves of wildflowers and minibeasts as the seasons progress.Read more

The Kings and Queens of Coppicing

Coppicing is the traditional method of managing woodland where certain species of trees such as hazel, willow and ash...Read more

A Journey of Wellbeing: Nick’s story

Our final story this Mental Health Awareness Week comes from our very own Nick Self – project officer on the Wellbeing Programme and warden of Morgan’s Hill nature reserve.Read more

A Journey of Wellbeing: Elle’s story

Our next story this Mental Health Awareness Week comes from Elle who was suffering with PTSD; in her own words she tells us how the Wellbeing Programme helped her “stand on her own two feet again”.Read more

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Late Wildflower Course

A morning of late wildflower identification with Dominic Price. This is a fabulous and fun day expanding your knowledge of local flora. Learn all about our Chalk specialists at Coombe Bissett Down. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Booking Essential.

Butterflies and Moths - Lower Moor Farm Watch Group Meeting

Join the Lower Moor Farm Watch Group to discover how to attract butterflies to the garden and to identify moths with help from expert Michael.

St Julian's Wood Watch Group

Join the St Julian' Wood Watch Group for pond dipping, woodland games and rock painting.

Wildflower seed collecting

Join us at Coombe Bissett to get hands-on with seed collection and plant pot painting. Learn more about the flowers of Coombe Bissett down, collect valuable wildflower seed for the future and take your own planted wildflower home. Booking essential.

Webcam at Langford Lakes

Take a look at our webcam at Langford Lakes Nature Reserve

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.

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 WOOD including 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.

PENN WOOD, Calne

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

RAVENSROOST WOOD including Avis, Distillery and Warbler Meadows, Malmesbury

Ravensroost Wood is full of interesting wildlife and history. You can walks into surrounding wildflower meadows for a contrasting experience.

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.