Crab apple
The Crab apple is familiar as a small tree that produces yellow-green, rounded fruit that is used for making jellies and wines. It can be found in woods and hedges, as well as in cultivated…
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Oak apple gall wasp
Living up to its name, the oak apple gall wasp produces growths, or 'galls', on oak twigs that look like little apples. Inside the gall, the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues,…
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Black redstart
A rare breeder in the UK, this sooty-coloured bird is as at home on an industrial site as it is on a rocky cliff face.
Reddish buff
A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.
Common toad
Despite its warts and ancient associations with witches, the common toad is a gardener's friend, sucking up slugs and snails. It is famous for migrating en masse to its breeding ponds.
My flood defence
Bev is grateful to live down the road from Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a 210ha wetland site which stores excess water from the River Torne during times of high
rainfall. This saved her…
Severn Treescapes events
The Severn Treescapes team are hosting a variety of free workshops, information events and site demonstration visits From Wye to Wyre, throughout the treescapes project area.
My motivation
I’m Libby, and I’m currently completing a research development internship in sustainable aquaculture (basically farming in water) at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban. In…
MP visits state-of-the-art rain garden in Cheltenham
On Friday, Cheltenham MP Max Wilkinson visited the site of a newly installed rain garden by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (GWT) and its partner organisations.
Beauty spot in the heart of Laurie Lee country saved thanks to Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
An important wildlife site in the heart of Laurie Lee country has been saved for nature and the community after Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust was supported in purchasing it.
Chamomile
Chamomile releases a beautiful, apple-like scent when crushed. For this reason, it was used in Elizabethan times as a plant for lawns and seats! Today, it is scarce in the wild, its grassland…