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M4 relief road will increase carbon emissions say experts
Wednesday 25th March, 2015
Wildlife Trusts Wales, Gwent Wildlife Trust and Friends of the Earth Cymru will this week hear the verdict of a judiciary review for the proposed M4 relief road
Devon's beavers return to the wild
Tuesday 24th March, 2015
The Wildlife Trusts are delighted to announce that Devon’s wild population of beavers have been given a clean bill of health and were released back into the wild yesterday afternoon. Devon Wildlife Trust will now begin a five year-long River Otter Beaver Trial - a project which will measure the impact of these animals
Hedgehog conservation area is UK first
Tuesday 17th March, 2015
A landmark project to create the UK’s first dedicated hedgehog conservation area will launch today, developed in response to an alarming national decline in one of our most enigmatic and well-loved species
Nature and Wellbeing Summit hosted in Bristol, European Green Capital 2015
Wednesday 4th March, 2015
A Nature and Wellbeing Summit, hosted in Bristol as part of the city’s year as European Green Capital, is this week bringing together leading UK and European practitioners, researchers and decision-makers to discuss the value of nature in our society with a specific focus on landscapes and nature-based solutions for health and wellbeing
Shot peregrine found dead at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust headquarters
Tuesday 3rd March, 2015
A male peregrine falcon has been shot and found dead outside Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s offices at East Mill in Belper, Derbyshire
A Wild Life is a Better Life
Monday 2nd March, 2015
David Attenborough is part of 'My Wild Life' - a new campaign highlighting why the natural world is so important to us all
Cameron, Clegg and Miliband sign joint climate change agreement
Saturday 14th February, 2015
In a highly unusual move the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have agreed to work together across party lines to tackle climate change
New hope for precious land at Lodge Hill
Friday 13th February, 2015
Lodge Hill area is the only one in the UK to be designated for nightingales
What Nature Does For Britain
Wednesday 11th February, 2015
Brilliant new book draws on the work of The Wildlife Trusts across the UK
Accolades awarded for outdoor adventures: Watch Group of the Year
Monday 2nd February, 2015
It’s the little things that count for a group of young wildlife enthusiasts who love discovering the natural world’s ‘minibeasts’ and, for these efforts and more, are today announced as ‘Watch Group of the Year 2014’ by The Wildlife Trusts