The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
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The best plants you’ve never heard of this Plant Appreciation Day
Charlotte Dacre, our Ancient Woodland Inventory Officer, shares her top four ancient woodland plants that you’ve likely never heard of…
Take action for wildlife
How to take wildlife friendly steps in your own home, space and garden.
Hairy-footed flower bee
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
Taking Action For Insects
Increasing the number of invertebrates in Wiltshire.
The wonder of bees
Ever wondered what it's like to be a beekeeper? Terri, our beekeeper at Lower Moor nature reserve, explains.
Flower crab spider
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Save our wild bees
Our native wild bees are in danger. Young Ambassador Laura investigates.
Biodiversity, bees and a love for research
George Allen, a final year student at the University of Plymouth, describes his passion for bees and the research he undertook at Coombe Bissett Down during the summer.
Tree planting underway at ancient woodland site in North Wiltshire saved by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
A planting event hosted by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust was held at the end of January to kickstart a major tree planting programme at Great Wood.
Flowering rush
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.