Blackmoor Copse
Blackmoor Copse is one of the most important woods in Wiltshire for wildlife, especially butterflies.
Blackmoor Copse is one of the most important woods in Wiltshire for wildlife, especially butterflies.
This pocket of woodland in Swindon provides a breathing space for wildlife in west Swindon.
The water stick insect looks just like a mantis. An underwater predator, it uses its front legs to catch its prey. Its tail acts as a kind of 'snorkel', so it can breathe in the water.…
The stock dove looks very much like the woodpigeon, but without the white neck and wing patches. It can be spotted in woodlands and parks, and on farmland in winter, but rarely visits our gardens…
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Wiltshire Wildlife Trust joins other Wildlife Trusts across the country in challenging nature lovers to join the Big Wild Walk this October half term and raise money to help protect Britain’s…
The carnivorous lifestyle of the round-leaved sundew makes this heathland plant a fascinating species. The round leaves have sticky, 'dew'-covered tendrils that tempt in unsuspecting…
The carnivorous lifestyle of common butterwort makes this heathland plant a fascinating species. Its leaves excrete a sticky fluid that tempts unsuspecting insects to land and become its prey.
Greater burdock is familiar to us as the sticky plant that children delight in, frequently throwing the burs at each other. It actually uses these hooked seed heads to help disperse its seeds.
Mark from the Swindon Wellbeing Programme explains in his words how the group and their allotment has helped him.
The Bird's-nest orchid gets its name from its nest-like tangle of roots. Unlike other green plants, it doesn’t get its energy from sunlight. Instead, it grows as a parasite on tree roots, so…