Blog: The Wildlife Trusts

Water vole © Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

A beautiful young woman sits on the grass in a park, with daisies in the foreground and blossoming trees behind. She has her head thrown back and her eyes closed, enjoying the peace of nature

Keeping nature in mind

30 Days Wild is the perfect opportunity to discover the health benefits of spending time in nature. Rob Gordon shares some of his top tips for relaxing in nature this June.

A common blue butterfly perched on a grass head, with its blue wings spread open

Beguiled by blues

Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.

A female blackbird staling through the long grass of a lawn, with a worm in her beak

Lions of the lawn

Discover some of the predators stalking through your garden’s grassland.

A young man and woman sit amongst flowering heather, with a dog on a lead sat beside them. The woman has her hands on the dog, whilst the man looks through a pair of binoculars.

Paws for thought

The UK is a nation of both dog lovers and nature lovers, but are those two passions compatible? We spoke to some Wildlife Trust staff who balance both.

Landmark COP15 agreement gives nature hope for the future, if implementation follows

Monday 19 December 2022

After twelve days of talks and two years of delay, negotiators at COP15 in Montreal have agreed a historic global deal to protect nature.

Large parts of civil society are united in opposition to the Retained EU Law Bill – it’s time the UK Government listened

Monday 28 November 2022

The Wildlife Trusts urge the UK Government to withdraw the Retained EU Law Bill (REUL). Along with others across industry, business, unions and charities, we believe this bill will endanger rights…

A pine marten standing on a log, looking towards the camera

Marvellous mustelids

Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces this incredible collection of carnivores.

A bleak countdown to COP27

The countdown is on, with one month to go until countries around the world, including the UK, attend international climate negotiations in Sharm El-Sheikh, Eygpt – referred to as COP27. These…

Close-up image of a hazel dormouse asleep in it's nest.

UK Government’s deregulation agenda is dangerous: for the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and enhance nature protection instead

Thursday 22 September 2022

We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…