ERDF Stroud
ERDF Wild Towns will improve the connectivity of greenspaces from Stonehouse, through Stroud and on to Nailsworth through restoration and creation of habitats along the cycle path.
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Stroud and Tewkesbury Waterscapes Project
Welcome to Stroud and Tewkesbury Waterscapes Project – Phase Two!
Brown trout
A fierce predator of small fish and flying insects, the brown trout is widespread in our freshwater rivers. It is has a golden body, flanked with pale-ringed, dark spots.
Rainbow trout
With a silvery body, and purple, pink and bluish streaks down its flanks, the rainbow trout lives up to its name. Popular with anglers, it is actually an introduced species in the UK.
The Accidental Conservationist
Amanda Lawrence lives, works and gets distracted by wildlife in the Slad Valley, near Stroud. She is a full-time glass artist and part-time wildlife surveyor and scrub basher, helping to run…
Frith Wood
Frith Wood Nature Reserve is a wonderful ancient beech wood that straddles the ridge overlooking Painswick Valley and Slad Valley near Stroud.
A new guardian for Frome Banks nature reserve
Management of Frome Banks nature reserve has been handed over to Stroud Valleys Project, a charity originally founded in 1988 to help protect the industrial heritage of Stroud and its five valleys…
The unseen threats to Meadow Clary
Gloucestershire is home to some marvellous meadows and Stuart Fawkes nature reserve is no exception. Alan Sumnall, Stroud Valleys Reserve Manager talks about a threatened species of flower at the…
Joining up the dots for nature thanks to generous Wildlife Trust supporters
Gloucestershire has a new nature reserve at Knapp Lane Meadows, made possible by over 700 donations from local “Meadow Makers”. Situated in the heart of the Stroud Valleys, it will help connect…
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s position on Local Government Reform in Gloucestershire
National government is proposing significant changes to how councils operate. Here in Gloucestershire the six district councils for Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Gloucester, The Forest of Dean and Cotswolds and larger Gloucestershire County Council will be combined to create either one or two 'unitary authorities'.
Snows Farm
Snows Farm is a beautiful traditional grassland that comes alive with flowers and butterflies in spring and summer.
It's situated at the head of the Dillay Valley and is about three…
Natural solutions to flooding deliver £2.9 million in benefits to Cheltenham and Gloucester — with more on the way
A pioneering project using nature-based solutions to tackle flooding, support wildlife and engage communities has delivered major results across Cheltenham and Gloucester – and now a second phase…