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Practical Conservation Work Groups
Practical Conservation Work Groups
The practical conservation work groups carry out essential habitat management tasks for the benefit of local wildlife. Tasks are dependent on the season, but include coppicing, fencing or walling…
Somerset Wildlife Trust raising funds to help young people in Somerset become conservation champions
The Somerset charity has been selected to take part in this year’s Big Give Green Match Fund, aiming to raise £40,000 in a single week to help young people strengthen their connection to nature.…
Food and Nature: A Four-Way Conversation
There needs to be a four-way conversation between food producers, conservationists, politicians, and consumers. Find out more in this blog post from Ed Green, Trustee of Somerset Wildlife Trust.…
Avocet
A key species in the story of conservation, the avocet represents an amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK. This pied bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on…
How to conserve water
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
Sunflowers power £2million for nature’s recovery
Wildlife friendly farm, which grows wild bird seed, and 100 acres of sunflowers, celebrates raising £2 million for wildlife conservation.
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
Goldeneye
A medium-sized diving duck, the goldeneye can mainly be spotted in winter when birds fly in from Northern Europe. Conservation efforts have helped small numbers of these birds to nest in Scotland…
Hen harrier
The hen harrier has been severely persecuted for taking game species and has suffered massive declines in numbers as a result. Thankfully, conservation projects are underway to reduce conflict…
Golden eagle
The enigmatic golden eagle disappeared from England and Wales in the 19th century due to severe persecution. Scottish birds suffered from the use of pesticides in the 20th century. Luckily, golden…