Meadows Appeal raises £115,000!
Thanks to the generosity of members and donors, the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust Meadows Appeal has raised £115,000 and the threatened meadow has been secured for nature.
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Rutland Osprey Project Webcam Appeal raises £16,040.24!
We are excited to announce that our Osprey Project Webcam Appeal has raised over £16,000! We have now been able to purchase and install new state-of-the-art equipment, which will live stream…
Local artists launch art auction to raise money for the Meadows Appeal
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…
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Leicestershire's Charnwood Forest secures National Lottery Support
Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire has been awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £2,767,300 to put this little known, but internationally important, heritage landscape very firmly on…
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust receives £149,900 National Lottery support
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust has received £149,900 National Lottery support to help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on heritage
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Barbastelle bat
The barbastelle is a scarce bat that lives in woodland and forages over a wide area. It has a distinctive 'pug-like' appearance because of its upturned nose.
Bechstein's bat
The Bechstein's bat is a very rare bat that lives in woodland and roosts in old woodpecker holes or tree crevices. Like other bats, the females form 'maternity colonies' to have…
Brandt's bat
The small, shaggy-furred Brandt's bat roosts in all sorts of houses, old or modern. It is similar to the whiskered bat and they often roost together, but in separate colonies. It feeds low to…
Whiskered bat
The small, shaggy-furred whiskered bat roosts in all sorts of houses, old or modern. It is similar to the Brandt's bat and they often roost together, but in separate colonies. It feeds along…
Alcathoe bat
The Alcathoe bat was 'discovered' in the UK in 2010 when it was confirmed as a separate species to the very similar whiskered and Brandt's bats. Little is known about its range and…