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Actions to help wildlife

How to attract bumblebees to your garden

How to attract bumblebees to your garden

Bumble bees are important pollinating insects, but they are under threat. You can help them in your garden by planting bumble bee-friendly flowers. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Updated: 14th April, 2021

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to attract butterflies to your garden

How to attract butterflies to your garden

Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Updated: 7th August, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to attract hedgehogs and badgers

How to attract hedgehogs and badgers

Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells. Read more

Published: 14th May, 2020

Updated: 7th August, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to build a bug mansion

How to build a bug mansion

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden. Read more

Published: 14th May, 2020

Updated: 7th August, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to build a hedgehog home

How to build a hedgehog home

How to build a home for hedgehogs Read more

Published: 11th May, 2020

Updated: 7th August, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to build a hibernaculum for amphibians and reptiles

How to build a hibernaculum for amphibians and reptiles

Give amphibians and reptiles a safe place to shelter through the cold of winter by building a hibernaculum Read more

Published: 14th May, 2020

Updated: 19th August, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to build a nesting box for birds

How to build a nesting box for birds

With natural nesting sites in decline, putting a nestbox in your garden can make all the difference to your local birds. Read more

Published: 14th May, 2020

Updated: 6th April, 2021

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to create a mini pond

How to create a mini pond

Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Updated: 4th June, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to feed birds in your garden

How to feed birds in your garden

Find out how to attract birds into your garden all year round. Read more

Published: 14th May, 2020

Updated: 29th January, 2021

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to grow a wild patch

How to grow a wild patch

It doesn’t matter what size your space is, there’s always room for wildflowers! Set aside an area of lawn, part of a border, or even a large container and watch the bees and butterflies buzz in. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Updated: 7th August, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden

How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden

Growing vegetables is a great – and tasty – way of attracting wildlife to your garden. Learn about companion planting and how wildlife and growing vegetables can go hand in hand. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Updated: 6th April, 2021

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to make a bee hotel

How to make a bee hotel

Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener’s friend. Help them by building a bee hotel for your home or garden and watch them buzz happily about their business. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to make a seed bomb

How to make a seed bomb

Create your own mini wildflower meadow with seed bombs! Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to make your garden free of chemicals

How to make your garden free of chemicals

Stop using potentially harmful chemicals in your garden to help wildlife, make a safer environment for people and pets, and save money! Read more

Published: 4th June, 2020

Updated: 9th June, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

How to take part in a citizen survey

How to take part in a citizen survey

Stand up for wildlife and help us learn more about our environment across the UK. Read more

Published: 19th May, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

Plant flowers for bees and pollinators

Plant flowers for bees and pollinators

Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2020

Updated: 1st June, 2020

Author: Eleanor Dodson

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  • 30 Days Wild

    30 Days Wild

    30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts' annual nature challenge where we ask the nation to do one 'wild' thing a day every day throughout June.

  • Smallbrook Meadows volunteer group

    Smallbrook Meadows volunteer group

    Meeting weekly every Tuesday from 10:00 – 15:00.

  • Captain Tom 100 Challenge

    Captain Tom 100 Challenge

    Take part in your own nature themed challenge involving the number 100!

  • Make Your Own Meadow!

    Make Your Own Meadow!

    Learn how to Make Your Own Meadow and restore wildflower meadow habitats in Wiltshire.

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  • Langford Lakes

    Langford Lakes

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

  • Webcam at Langford Lakes

    Webcam at Langford Lakes

    Take a look at our live webcam at Langford Lakes Nature Reserve. A great one for bird-watchers!

  • Lower Moor including Clattinger Farm, Lower Moor Farm, Sandpool and Oaksey Moor Farm Meadow

    Lower Moor including Clattinger Farm, Lower Moor Farm, Sandpool and Oaksey Moor Farm Meadow

    Lower Moor in Cricklade 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

    Blakehill Farm including Stoke Common Meadow

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

  • Nature Reserves Map

  • Clouts Wood including Markham Banks, Kings Farm Wood and Diocese Meadows

    Clouts Wood including Markham Banks, Kings Farm Wood and Diocese Meadows

    A walk through this Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wroughton 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

    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.

  • Penn Wood

    Penn Wood

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

  • 1. What we do

    1. What we do

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

  • Ravensroost Wood including Avis, Distillery and Warbler Meadows

    Ravensroost Wood including Avis, Distillery and Warbler Meadows

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

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