My secret garden
Rowan loves the fresh smell and sight of the buttercups in the wildflower meadows at Besthorpe. It's a special place because there are precious few spots like this where she can spend time…
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Grow a secret garden for butterflies!
• The Wildlife Trusts and RHS urge gardeners to help butterflies and moths for this year’s Wild About Gardens campaign
• Make a pledge for butterflies from 12th March!
• Campaign…
The secret lives of greenfly and their friends
This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.
Sam Mugford from the John Innes Centre will talk about the fascinating aspects of the biology of aphids and other sap-sucking insects.
Why Autumn is the best time to scatter wildflower seeds: Seedball gardener’s secret to success
Did you know, that Autumn is one of the best times of year to scatter wildflower seeds? Co-founder of Seedball, Ana Attlee, tells us five reasons why you should make Autumn you’re gardening time…
Water
Water is a vital part of the natural world. The lives of animals, plants and people depend on healthy water sources.
Guided Walk: Discovering Saltmarsh Secrets
This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.
Saltmarshes are full of surprises! Join us for a walk to uncover the hidden wildlife, beauty and importance of these wild wetlands.
Spring 2020 magazine UK News
Updates from the Wildlife Trusts
Water voles
Water voles were once widespread across the UK, but numbers have dropped dramatically in the last few decades.
Water voles
Find out where to see water voles, Britain's largest vole species and the inspiration behind The Wind in the Willows' Ratty.
Water spider
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…
Water scorpion
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
Water shrew
The large, dark grey water shrew lives mostly in wetland habitats. It's a good swimmer that hunts for aquatic insects and burrows into the banks.