Trailblazers in conservation: the women leading The Wildlife Trusts
As we celebrate International Women's Day, we shine a spotlight on women at the top of The Wildlife Trusts.
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A review of The Climate Change Committee's Seventh Budget Advice from a land and nature lens
There is a lot to applaud in the Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget advice to the UK Government, which is out today. But some key gaps remain on nature and resilience; director of…
T-Level industry placements at The Wildlife Trusts
Through T-Level placements, The Wildlife Trusts are enabling students to take their first steps into the world of work, promoting the diversity of roles in the environmental sector and improving…
Seven top tips for amazing wildlife experiences: the art of fieldcraft
Improve your chances of seeing wildlife with fieldcraft tips from Matthew Capper, keen birdwatcher, photographer and head of communications at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural…
The urgent need to (re)consider lowland peat soils as intensive farmland
In January, The Wildlife Trusts co-hosted a workshop at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, discussing the challenges lowland peat soils face and potential solutions. In this blog, Vicki Hird,…
New poll shows two-thirds of the public believes nature is fundamental to economic growth, so should the UK Government really be forging ahead at any cost?
A large proportion of the public sees nature as fundamental to economic growth – and so the recent rhetoric from the UK Chancellor seems off-kilter. Public affairs officer, Joseph Keegan, says…
Myth-busting bats, newts and the economy vs nature protections
There has been widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech this week, writes Joe Keegan, public affairs officer at The Wildlife Trusts…
The climate driven storm of the century should ground Reeves’ push for airport expansion
As a wave of recent rhetoric from UK Government sends shockwaves across a nature-loving nation, it would seem that the new Labour administration is trying out a populist, anti-scientific stance on…
Five reasons for UK Government to restore nature in 2025
A focus on restoring nature in 2025 could help solve a raft of problems facing UK Government - from the economy, to floods and our water supply, and from climate, to farming and our health.