Badger cull
Our response to the UK government's proposal to continue the culling of badgers as part of their bTb strategy consultation.
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Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites
European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Badger Bank Cam
Hidden on a garlic covered slope, this sett is home to the seven members of the badger bank clan!
What do the latest Defra bTB proposals mean for farmers, cattle and badgers?
Defra’s latest proposals for bovine TB eradication in England are currently out for consultation and include plans to change the badger cull policy and cattle testing regimes. This is an issue we…
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s photo competition returns for 17th year with new youth category
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s (GWT) wildlife photo competition returns for 2026, introducing a brand-new youth category and inviting photographers across the county to celebrate the wildlife on…
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Living Landscapes
Living Landscapes
Biting stonecrop
Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and…
Myth-busting
There is a lot of contradicting information out there about the latest Government announcements and what their impact on wildlife and our green spaces could be. On this page, we myth-bust some of the key comments that we've been sent or seen in MP and councillor response letters.
Visitor Gifting
Visitor Giving is a way of offering visitors to your business, the opportunity to give a little something back to looking after the places they love. It’s a way of tapping into that natural desire to help and a mechanism for collecting those small contributions which, collectively, add up to something really quite significant!
The living dead
Tim Hill, Conservation Manager with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, is an enthusiast for dead and rotten wood and the animals that depend on it. Read on and find out why decaying trunks,…