My wild job
Hi! I’m Gemma and I am the Campaigns Assistant for Essex Wildlife Trust. In my job, I try to share my passion for nature with others, while encouraging people to love, care and take action for…
Hi! I’m Gemma and I am the Campaigns Assistant for Essex Wildlife Trust. In my job, I try to share my passion for nature with others, while encouraging people to love, care and take action for…
Conservation Officer Uta Hamzaoui talks about some of the work she has been doing with landowners in the Charnwood Forest as part of our Charnwood Forest Living Landscape project and why it is…
Reserves Officer Paul Trevor gives us a week in the life, working in conservation at Rutland Water Nature Reserve.
Ever wondered what conservation grazing is? Reserves Officer Fran talks us through why it is an important traditional management tool and how we us it at Rutland Water Nature Reserve.
Conservation Officer Andy Lear shares with us a brief history of Tilton Cuttings Nature Reserve and the best time of year you should visit.
The Passion of King Charles III for Wildlife and the Natural World: A Tribute to His Royal Highness
The nodding, pink-and-purple-chequered flowers of the snake's-head fritillary are said to resemble a snake, hence the name. Declining with the loss of our meadows, this delicate plant can be…
This unmistakeable moth, famous for its skull-shaped marking, is a rare visitor to the UK.
This furry hoverfly does an impressive job of impersonating a bee.
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
As its name suggests, quaking-grass can be seen quivering or 'quaking' in a breezy, summer wildflower meadow. Its purple-and-green, heart-shaped flower heads hang from delicate stems.…