The Wildlife Trusts are creating a British Rainforest Garden, designed by award-winning Zoe Claymore, for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. The garden will evoke the lush, wet woodlands that once swathed ...
This Act allowed the creation of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales. These regulations fall under the local authority and are intended to protect important ...
When it comes to hedgerows, variety is key. A diverse range of hedgerows will provide food and shelter for the widest range of species. This page offers a basic guide to managing hedgerows, ...
We want to see a ribbon of wildflowers running alongside roads, and on roundabouts; supporting crucial pollinators like bees and butterflies. Small changes, such as mowing later in summer make a big ...
Alastair Fitter awarded Cadbury Medal for services to UK nature conservation - 26 years after his father received the same award. Today, Professor Alastair Fitter receives the prestigious Cadbury ...
Britain’s meadows hum with life - from the first flowers of spring to misty autumn days when birds flock to berry-laden hedges. Whether it is a blaze of yellow from meadow buttercups, the whirr of ...
Over the space of a few weeks in spring, from mid-April onwards, bluebells set our woodlands ablaze with their bright blue flowers. The UK is home to more than half the world’s population of bluebells ...
For centuries it was believed that peatlands were of no value unless drained or extracted from. Today, it known that this is not true – so why are 80% of the UK’s peatlands still degraded? Peat ...
Charles Rothschild had founded the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves (SPNR - now The Wildlife Trusts) in May 1912, with the objective of protecting special places for wildlife. Over the ...
In Britain we have around 270 species of bee and of them, 24 are species of bumblebee. You can identify some of the common bumblebees you see buzzing around our parks and gardens using our guide. The ...
Dame Mary Smieton was a civil servant known for her combination of practicality, courtesy and charm. She became only the second woman to head a government department, when she was appointed permanent ...