My calling
Living in the rocky uplands of mid Wales, Emma regularly walks her farm checking not only on the livestock but seeing the seasonal changes in the wildlife and landscape too. The upland habitats of…
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Gilling Down
Limestone grassland reserve on west facing slopes with areas of mixed scrub and woodland great for wildflowers and butterflies. Gilling Down is adjacent to New Hill, Tannager and Great Breach Wood…
Bogs and Bitterns: Reedbed cutting
We are seeking interested parties for reedbed cutting for our reserves as part of the Bogs and Bittern: Species Survival Fund project, delivered by Somerset Wildlife Trust. Find out more.
Calling citizen scientists! It’s a bug’s life
Car drivers and passengers asked to count bugs squashed on car registration plates after a journey.
An Open Letter to Somerset MPs about the extension of Badger Cull areas to the whole of Somerset
Somerset Wildlife Trust, Somerset Badger Group, Avon Wildlife Trust and Devon Wildlife Trust have joined forces to raise concern to local MPs about the extension of badger culling licenses in…
Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow”, say The Wildlife Trusts
'Emergency' authorisation to use a highly damaging neonicotinoid has today been approved by UK Government, despite nearly 15,000 people calling on them to choose better support for…
Somerset Wildlife Trust responds to new badger cull licences
The new licenses will allow badgers to be shot and killed over the next four years, despite a lack of evidence that killing badgers reduces the spread of bovine TB in cattle.
A warning to the UK Government – don’t risk disaster by cutting the joy budget
Ahead of Labour Conference, with rumours swirling about coming deregulation, Ministers are urged to reflect on the “little joys” which are safeguarded by nature protections. Matt Browne, Head of…
Guest blog: Badgers - nothing is black and white
On 5th March the Government announced it would phase out its intensive badger culling strategy and move more towards non-lethal interventions, such as cattle vaccination. Does this mean there is…
Rock goby
This little fish is found in rockpools during the summer months and has a clever adaptation that stops it being swept away by strong waves - their pelvic fins are fused to form a sucker that it…
Spurdog shark
This slender shark gets its name from the spines in front of its dorsal fin. It can use these spines to defend itself by curling in a bow and striking at a predator.
Enjoying July!
The sounds of summer: a rhythmic chirping from somewhere in the grass and buzzards calling overhead.