Arable fields
Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…
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Fivehead Arable Fields
This link will open on the Somerset Wildlife Trust website.
This reserve is managed as cultivated fields to maintain rare arable plants. A unique assemblage of cornfield flowers can be seen here in summer.
Wildlife laws under threat: Habitats Regulations
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we're sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Sue…
Arable farming with fewer pesticides
An arable farmer in Lincolnshire, Peter Lundgren stopped using neonicotinoid pest controls 15 years ago and adopted management that actively encourages ‘beneficial’ insects in and around the farm’s cropped fields.
Changes to the Habitats Regulations: will they truly deliver a brighter future for wildlife?
Our most threatened wildlife and important wild places are at risk. Don’t mess with the crown jewels - aka Habitats Regulations, writes Joan Edwards.
Creating a garden pond and other habitats for wildlife with Stuart Merchant.
This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.
In this talk, Stuart will share the story behind a garden pond he recently created with a focus on attracting and supporting local wildlife.
Montgomeryshire Habitats Management Group 2025 Symposium
This link will open on the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust website.
Join Montgomeryshire Habitats Management Group (MHMG) for a day of inspiring and informative talks by passionate conservationists on the theme of ‘Managing Habitats from the Ground Up’
Knapdale Habitats Partnership Area
This link will open on the Scottish Wildlife Trust website.
Scotland
Waxing lyrical about our beautiful habitats
At a time where our connection to nature is waning every day, but our fears for our natural world increase with every news report, art can be a wonderful medium. This September, 26 Writers are…
Damaging fishing activities prohibited to protect threatened habitats
A sea change has come for Marine Conservation Zones, as threatened habitats are protected in the Irish Sea – proving that even complex marine protected areas can be more than just ‘paper parks’.…
Creating habitats at Crewe Railway Cottages
The residents of the 1840s railway cottages in Crewe want help with a plot of land that’s 300 feet long and 20 feet wide.
New housing proposal in Kent threatens important wildlife habitats across the country
A council's plans to develop Lodge Hill, Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of the last strongholds for nightingales in the UK, will test the safeguards that prevent our finest…