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Shoresearch - citizen science on the shore

30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ campaign to encourage more people to get outdoors and experience nature.

There have been a number of articles in the media recently highlighting the seemingly increasing practice of netting hedgerows and trees by developers. They do this to prevent birds from nesting…

It’s Monday morning and family chaos reigns. Trying to get a 10-year-old and a teenager out of the door on time for school on a grey start to the week is tough.

The thing I love about 30 Days Wild is the anticipation, the thrill of knowing that we’ll have a whole month in which no excuses will do, and that the great outdoors is truly our oyster.

One of the most wondrous and breath-taking sights of spring is the expansive blue woodland carpets that our native bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) produces. Taking advantage of the sunlight…

Vivid lime-green leaves unfurling, shiny, spotty ladybirds crawling out of hibernation and zooming flocks of starlings creating mesmerising murmurations! These spring sights and more may inspire…

In January 2018 Teresa May launched the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, setting out how the UK Government aims to clean up our air and water, restore wildlife, and create a greener country…