Nursery web spider
A common spider of heathland and grassland, the Nursery web spider has brown and black stripes running the length of its body. It is an active hunter, only using its silk to create a protective…
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Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
New wildlife sites in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
New wildlife sites in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
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
Rachel's Story: Spreading My Wings
As part of our series to celebrate #iwill week, we’ve asked young people involved in the Our Bright Future programme – a partnership led by The Wildlife Trusts that helps young people gain vital…
Local Wildlife Sites Appeal
Help us designate potential Local Wildlife Sites
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
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…
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.
Underwater sites should be protected - because they’re worth it
Taking a longer-term, more holistic view of the impacts of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in the decision making process, rather than an excessive focus on costs is essential, says a group of…
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?
hs2-affected-sites
The Wildlife Trusts believe the current HS2 route is too damaging to proceed, and that national development projects, including HS2, should be used to create and restore more wild places. Here are examples of HS2 works happening on our wildlife sites.