Sophie Baker, Communications Officer for the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire, reveals why we should celebrate, not fear, this mysterious British reptile.

There is a huge amount riding on the Government’s spending review due out in June. Many departments are having their budgets slashed. What if the Defra farm budget - much of which is paying a…

An amendment has been tabled to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that seeks to secure protection for Local Wildlife Sites. But what are they and why are they important?

Discover the brilliance of burying beetles with Dr Ellie Bladon, an evolutionary ecologist based in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.

The time it can take to build out developments granted planning permission is too long. The Wildlife Trusts’ head of land use planning, Becky Pullinger, discusses why.

This week marks five years since Craig Bennett joined The Wildlife Trusts as Chief Executive. He reflects on the seismic changes in that time – from a global pandemic to environmental policy…

Farming depends profoundly on nature to deliver safe, sustainable and healthy foods. But the food system beyond the farm gate - the buyers, marketeers, retailers and restaurants – largely drives…

The planning system matters for nature. 11 March 2025 saw the UK Government publish a Planning and Infrastructure Bill. But does it go far enough for nature? The Wildlife Trusts' Head of Land…

As we celebrate International Women's Day, we shine a spotlight on women at the top of The Wildlife Trusts.

There is a lot to applaud in the Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget advice to the UK Government, which is out today. But some key gaps remain on nature and resilience; director of…