‘A ribbon of lights’

One summer night in 1919 a young girl walking home across the Slad Valley collected enough glow worms along the way to decorate her straw hat with 'a ribbon of…

Our long-term volunteer and seasonal field assistant Lydia Galbraith gives us an insight into her work, and new-found obsession, with pine martens in the Forest of Dean.

This job has given me renewed respect for certain professions. The noble role of the Planner is one of them. Planners get a bad press. But when development is in the right place, designed with…

Many people head for the Lake District, Snowdonia and the Yorkshire Dales to walk within awe-inspiring landscapes, but equally breath-taking views are ours to enjoy much closer to home. The Laurie…

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…

The berries have started to ripen and the days have begun to shorten. We are entering another phase in the year of the pine marten.

There’s no question that Gloucestershire is a beautiful county, with even simple car journeys revealing beautiful views and rich landscapes.

Yet there’s even more to behold for those…

I’m back with another blog to tell you all about what moths you can find in July, and how to get children interested in moths.  It is currently National Moth Week while I am writing this (18th-…

ERDF Project Manager Will Masefield provides an update on the Wild Towns project in the face of a global pandemic.

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…