Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
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Local Wildlife Sites - local in name only
Living Landscape Development Manager Rachel Hackett highlights the plight of Local Wildlife Sites – an essential part of the UK’s nature recovery network
Local Wildlife Sites Appeal
Some of Cheshire’s best places for wildlife are at risk of being lost forever. We need your help us designate potential Local Wildlife Sites.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
More than local: Why Local Wildlife Sites matter nationally
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?
Andrew's Story: surveying Local Wildlife Sites
Andrew Harris tells us his story of how he became a local Wildlife Site volunteer surveyor and what being a volunteer means to him.
Local Wildlife Sites under threat
Better protection needed for special havens
Some protection reinstated for at-risk Local Wildlife Sites
Today the Government has published a revised version of its National Planning Policy Framework which now includes some reinstated protection for Local Wildlife Sites following a campaign supported…
Cinderella wildlife refuges at risk: New report shows the vulnerable status of England’s Local Wildlife Sites
Hidden havens which support rare and threatened wildlife are being lost and damaged to development and neglect every year. New survey results published today provide insight into the secret places…
New wildlife sites in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
New wildlife sites in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Reserves Officer
This link will open on the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust website.
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is looking for an outstanding, creative, and dynamic Reserves Officer. To find out more about this role or to apply, please use the 'Click Here to Apply'…
Data Officer
This link will open on the Northumberland Wildlife Trust website.
The Data Officer will play a key role in helping Northumberland Wildlife Trust deliver our nature recovery ambitions by improving our handling of both spatial and nonspatial data.
Local Elections - speak up for wildlife
Local Council Elections 2026: will your new Councillors fight for nature? Leave a satisfaction score - constituents (that's you) can rate how they feel about their stated plans for nature and climate.