2020: A Super Year for Nature
CEO Tim Graham looks ahead at what 2020 looks like for the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
CEO Tim Graham looks ahead at what 2020 looks like for the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
Perhaps the first sign that spring is just around the corner is the snowdrop poking its way through the frosted soil of a woodland, churchyard or garden. From January, look for its famous nodding…
£6,000 is needed for a new Tern Raft, creating safe conditions for breeding Common Terns and Black Headed Gulls.
'And so it turns out that on that dreary Wednesday in January we had stumbled upon one of the most significant finds of its kind ever in the UK' - Reserves officer Paul Trevor shares the…
Look for the small, white, star-shaped flowers of Common chickweed all year-round. Sometimes considered a 'weed', it is still a valuable food source for insects.
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.…
This innovative reserve is part of the Soar Valley floodplain system. Originally agricultural fields, harvested for maize, grazed by cattle and used as grassland in their recent history, we are…
As we look forward to the start of the 2020 Osprey season, we reflect on the record breaking year we had in 2019!
I am a marketing and communications assistant for the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. My role involves managing the social media pages and website, and even taking a lead on marine comms for the…
A group of artists from Charnwood have launched an online art auction to help raise funds for Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust's Meadows Appeal. All pieces for sale are original and…
It has now been two weeks since Maya and 33(11) returned to Manton Bay. Here is the latest blog with all the most recent developments of the 2020 Osprey Season.
It is with heavy hearts that after 31 successful years during which over £5million for nature conservation has been raised, we have made the difficult decision not to hold Birdfair 2020.