River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
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News from Abroad
We have received some exciting news about one of our 2015 Manton Bay fledglings, S2(15)!
Some good news on Osprey 4K
An Update on Osprey 4K's migration
Member Events
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Restoring the Soar
Restoring the Soar is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we are developing a river restoration project. A new partnership project called Restoring the Soar has been put together to develop plans for enhancing the river corridor from West Bridge, near the centre of Leicester, out to Watermead Park.
Rutland Local Group - Restoring the Soar
Learn how the River Soar is being restored
Local Group Events
Our Local Volunteer Groups have created a fantastic programme of wildlife and nature themed talks, walks and events.
Lyndon Nature Reserve Events
Events taking place at the Lyndon Nature Reserve
Events at Rutland Water
What's happening at Rutland Water
Visitor Centre and Events Officer
To manage the effective day-to-day running of the Lyndon Visitor Centre (LVC); enabling more people to enjoy the natural heritage of Rutland Water Nature Reserve (RWNR).
To develop,…
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Leicester children challenged to get artistic with nature
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust teams with Graffwerk to launch Wild Art Competition