Green Lane Woodland Complex, including Green Lane Wood and Biss Wood
This ancient woodland in Trowbridge was given to us in 1991. The wood connects with our Biss Wood nature reserve and the Green Lane Nature Park.
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An introduction to insects
There are over 24,000 species of insects, many of which are regular visitors to our own gardens.
Free family event Country Comes to Town comes to Swindon for the first time
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has announced that its free family-friendly event Country Comes to Town will take place in Swindon in May.
Woodland Poetry Competition: Winners
The winners of our woodland poetry competition 2023.
Ancient woodland in North Wiltshire to be saved
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has announced the purchase of Great Wood, an ancient woodland near Grittenham in North Wiltshire.
Statement Regarding Green Lane Woods Ecological Centre: November 2025
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust will be creating a new Ecological Centre at Green Lane Woods funded through Section 106 contributions.
Woodland
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
Green hairstreak
The green hairstreak is the UK's only green butterfly. Look out for the vibrant, metallic sheen of the undersides of its wings on grassland and moorland, and along woodland rides.
St Julian's Community Woodland
A small broadleaved wood in South Marston near Swindon.
Rain or Shine: Novuna Vehicle Solutions Teams Up for Nature at Green Lane Wood
A group of volunteers from Novuna recently swapped their desks for the great outdoors, joining Wiltshire Wildlife Trust for a "Wild Work Day" at Green Lane Wood. Despite a traditional…
Green woodpecker
The laughing 'yaffle' call of the green woodpecker can be heard in our woodlands, parks and gardens. Look out for it hopping about your lawn, searching for ants to eat.
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…