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Wiltshire’s Critical Species identified and mapped for the first time
The Wiltshire’s Critical Species Project was a pilot funded by Natural England through the Species Recovery Programme.
Species
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
South West wide - Biosecurity Awareness
Giant hogweed
As its name suggests, giant hogweed it a large umbellifer with distinctively ridged, hollow stems. An introduced species, it is an invasive weed of riverbanks, where it prevents native species…
White-clawed crayfish
The White-clawed crayfish is a freshwater, bronze-coloured crustacean with pale undersides to its claws - hence the name. It is under threat from an invasive and introduced species of crayfish.…
Himalayan balsam
As its name suggests, Himalayan balsam is from the Himalayas and was introduced here in 1839. It now an invasive weed of riverbanks and ditches, where it prevents native species from growing.
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster was introduced to the UK in 1879 from Eastern Asia as an ornamental plant. It is now an invasive non-native species which is taking over valuable habitats including limestone…
Lakeside Care Farm
The Willows Care Farm
Beekeepers call on the public to help fight record Asian hornet invasion
The British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) is calling on the public to help fight a major threat to honey bees and other pollinators - Asian hornets.