Helping reverse the decline in insect pollinators – in our own gardens!
Campaigns Volunteer, Sue, tells us why sowing wildflower seeds should definitely be on your to-do list this month.
Campaigns Volunteer, Sue, tells us why sowing wildflower seeds should definitely be on your to-do list this month.
It was worrying to hear further news of insect decline earlier this year; it is reported that more than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered.
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
The water stick insect looks just like a mantis. An underwater predator, it uses its front legs to catch its prey. Its tail acts as a kind of 'snorkel', so it can breathe in the water.…
During winter it’s easy to understand why some of the UK’s wildlife decides to hibernate. It’s cold, dark and resources aren’t as plentiful, so sometimes it’s better to hunker down and give the…
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
National treasure ‘Ratty’ needs urgent help to survive. Essex Wildlife Trust’s water vole recovery projects are, however, helping to bring encouraging news locally.
Essex Wildlife Trust share some of their top tips for a wildlife-friendly garden
The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…
The herring gull is the typical 'seagull' of our seaside resorts, though our coastal populations have declined in recent decades.