How to attract moths and bats to your garden
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
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How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
How to attract bumblebees to your garden
The best plants for bumblebees! Bees are important pollinating insects, but they are under threat. You can help them by planting bumblebee-friendly flowers.
An attack on nature
There are good weeks and bad ones – but the last seven days have been full of some seriously bad news for nature. The promises made by the government in their own 25 Year Environment Plan seem to…
My new roots
Mary moved to Birmingham for her job and has found volunteering with The Wildlife Trust the perfect way to meet new people and put down roots in a new place.
My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Learn something new
See what you can discover about the natural world, and our place in it.
GWT and the planning process - new towns and communities
The UK Government has set a lofty target to deliver 1.5 million homes by 2029, with many continuing to take the form of new towns and large-scale settlements. Speed and efficiency are central to…
Photography competition 2026
Submit your photographs for this year's wildlife photo competition.
Chris' exploration of the new volunteer system
Volunteer Chris gives his thoughts on using our new volunteer management system
New discoveries for Sue on the allotment
The hot and dry weather brings many challenges but there are some upsides as Sue Bradley discovers during daily trips to her wildlife-friendly allotment.
A new branch for Severn Treescapes
In March we completed the DEFRA Trees Call to Action funded phase of the Severn Treescapes Project. Although this part has come to an end, we’re proud to announce that we’ve successfully received…