Variable damselfly
The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.
Search
Chwilio
Lowland heath
Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…
Governments set low bar on phase out of gardeners’ use of peat
The Wildlife Trusts call for immediate ban on all peat sales, peat extraction and peat imports to help address the nature and climate crisis
Red squirrel
Red squirrels are native to the UK but are a lot rarer than their grey cousins. They live in a few special places across the UK thanks to reintroduction projects.
Sea grass solutions
These undersea meadows are home to some amazing wildlife and store huge amounts of carbon making them a key natural solution to the climate crisis.
Wildlife Wins in 2021
It's been a hard year for many, including the planet! But let's spread some joy and look at all the positive things that happened for nature in 2021.
Roe deer
The attractive roe deer is native to the UK and widespread across woodland, farmland, grassland and heathland habitats. Look for its distinctive pale rump and short antlers.
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
How to create a mini pond
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Any pond can become a feeding ground for birds, hedgehogs and bats – the best…
Wonderful woodlands
These leafy, magical wonderlands provide solace, homes for wildlife and soak up carbon from the atmosphere making them an important natural solution to the climate crisis.
COP26
Wrth i lywodraethau byd-eang ddod at ei gilydd yn COP26, ni fu'r angen i fynd i'r afael â'r argyfwng hinsawdd erioed yn gliriach. Ac eto ni allwn fynd i'r afael â'r argyfwng hinsawdd heb uchelgais debyg i gwrdd â'r argyfwng natur yn uniongyrchol. Darganfyddwch pam mae COP26 mor bwysig, yr hyn y mae'r Ymddiriedolaethau Natur eisiau ei weld o COP26, a sut y byddwn yn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i gefnogwyr ar draws y digwyddiad.
Cuckoo wrasse
One of the most colourful fish in UK seas, the cuckoo wrasse looks like it belongs in the tropics. Don't be fooled though, it's very much a native species.