Archive for The Wildlife Trusts
Remarkable osprey hatches first egg for two years
The resident female osprey at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes reserve in Dunkeld has hatched her first egg for two years, the 62nd egg of her lifetime. Continue reading
London Wild Bird Watch
Heading towards town for some twitching may not be the norm, but that’s just what Londoners are invited to do at London Wild Bird Watch. Continue reading
Wildlife at risk as drought spreads
As environmental drought is declared in South West England and the Midlands, The Wildlife Trusts are reporting an increasing number of negative impacts on wildlife. Continue reading
Disappointment as damaging rail route gets go-ahead
The Wildlife Trusts today express disappointment as the first phase of High Speed 2 (HS2) is given the go-ahead by the Transport Secretary, Justine Greening. Serious damage to wildlife and habitats is expected as a result of the route’s construction. Continue reading
Cull decision is shot in the dark
The Wildlife Trusts have expressed disappointment and regret at the Government’s decision to press ahead with a cull of badgers in pilot areas in England.
Trees and woods face greatest turning point in 100 years
Twenty of the UK’s leading forestry and wildlife bodies have, for the first time, joined together to draw attention to the challenges and opportunities faced by forests, woods and trees, which they say are greater now than at any other time in the last 100 years.
Marine Conservation Zones delayed
Our seas are suffering serious damage and need protection now, according to The Wildlife Trusts, in response to today’s ministerial statement on Marine Conservation Zones.
Rare warbler ringed in UK for first time
Rarely seen warbler wings its way from Eastern Asia to Hertfordshire. An Eastern Crowned Warbler, only the second ever to be recorded in Britain, dropped into Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust’s Hilfield Park Reservoir Nature Reserve near Bushey recently.
Toad appeal
The Royal Horticultural Society and The Wildlife Trusts are asking bonfire night celebrators to look out for toads and frogs before they light their fires.
Nature check: Government warned over failing nature record
The Government is failing to deliver on its wildlife and landscape promises, according to a report compiled by 29 of the UK’s leading environmental groups, including The Wildlife Trusts.
