Save our Vanishing Grasslands petition goes to the top
The Wildlife Trusts’ petition - with 8,450 signatures collected in just four weeks - is handed to Environment Minister, Owen Paterson, today
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The Wildlife Trusts’ petition - with 8,450 signatures collected in just four weeks - is handed to Environment Minister, Owen Paterson, today
The grasslands have unique properties, enabling them to support a specific range of common and rare wildflowers, as well as invertebrates, wading birds and mammals.
A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.
A site of unusual geology and associated flora
Flower-rich grasslands, full of wildflowers such as orchids, snake's head fritillaries and bird's-foot trefoil support an abundance of insects, from bumblebees to butterflies.
Here, Eleanor Dodson, digital marketing & communications officer from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust shares more of the wonderful wildlife that can be found at this great spot!
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Today the government has announced an important new wave of marine protection. It marks the culmination of decades of campaigning by The Wildlife Trusts, our volunteers, supporters and members. A…