Hard rush
The stiff, spiky and upright leaves and brown flowers of hard rush are a familiar sight of wetlands, riversides, dune slacks and marshes across England and Wales.
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Blashford Lakes: Autumn Wildlife Explorers
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Join us for a morning of autumn wildlife exploration at Blashford Lakes!
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…
Soft rush
As its name suggests, the smooth stems of soft rush are thinner and more flexible than those of hard rush. It forms tufts in wetland habitats like wet woodlands, marshes, ditches and grasslands.…
Rainforest Explorers
Take part in the Rainforest Explorers photography competition with Aviva!
Rush Furlong
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Rush Furlong is a fragment of the once extensive system of strip farming in the Isle of Axholme.
Flowering rush
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
Exploring local wildlife - in Urdu, Arabic and Slovakian
Several Wildlife Trusts have trialled new 'Wildlife Explorer' cards to help non-English speaking communities find out about the wildlife near them. Cheryl Burns, The Wildlife Trusts…
Exploring the Wensum: river, wildlife and connection
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Discover the River Wensum’s wildlife, habitats and vital role as a lifeline for nature through the heart of Norwich.
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Autumn Explorers at The Wolseley Centre
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Discover, explore and play outdoors
Wild Isles locations revealed as spectacular new series explores British wildlife
The Wildlife Trusts are proud to support new BBC One Attenborough series