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Pillhill Brook at Little Ann © Wild Trout Trust

Habitat Restoration at Little Ann

Chalk streams are fantastic places for wild fish, but only if they reach their full potential. The Watercress and Winterbournes partners have recently given the Pillhill Brook a helping hand.

Waxwing by Trevor Codlin

Urban wildlife in Winter

Wildlife watching can feel fruitless in winter when the countryside seems to have a lot less to offer compared to a walk in the other seasons. But now we can really appreciate our urban wildlife,…

Kestrel on dead wood

Rewild your garden this winter

Our guest blogger, Wild Horizons rewilder Jim Ashton, takes us through some of the ways we can make our gardens wild this winter, creating new habitats and helping wildlife in the colder months as…

Ivy on a tree

The plants that bear a Christmas crown

Most of us probably recognise the tune of the famous carol ‘the Holly and the Ivy’, if not the words of the song. But what do you know about these and the other most Christmassy of plants,…

Jay

Wild winter larders

The sight of your fridge or cupboards full after a trip to the shops can be very satisfying, but did you know humans aren’t the only ones who like to keep a well-stocked larder over the winter…

acorns

Nuts and Berries

As the trees drop their leaves and temperatures fall our wild spaces can begin to look a little barren at this time of year. You might wonder what birds and mammals eat, as insects tuck themselves…

View of tree canopy from forest floor

National Tree Week

National Tree Week runs this year from the 28th November to the 6th December, celebrating trees and tree planting across the UK.

Common pipistrelle bat © Tom Marshall

The amazing unlovables

Our wildlife comes in all shapes and sizes, and all our species have a part to play in our local ecosystems, even though some aren’t winning any popularity contests. So why not take a second look…

Raven © Amy Lewis

Corvid confusion

Is it a rook, raven or crow? The three all-black corvids cause a common ID challenge but they can be identified by their size, shape and calls.

Kestrel near a city

Roadside raptors

If you have ever driven along a motorway or country road, there is a good chance that you’ll have seen a formidable bird of prey swooping overhead, or maybe perching on a fencepost.

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