Llanymynech Rocks
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Online events during lockdown
Our usual walk and talk events programme is currently on hold, but we have an exciting and diverse range of online events planned for the summer.
Beguiled By Blue Butterflies
Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.
Butterflies, Bees & Other Pollinators
Another of our drop in events for the holidays. Find out all about butterflies, bees and other pollinators in The Cut Wildlife Garden.
Late summer butterflies
With summer quickly heading towards Autumn the nights are starting to draw in and many of our borders are beginning to flag after flowering all summer. However, we still need to give wildlife a…
The state of Shropshire butterflies
With the Big Butterfly Count taking place between 15th July and 7th August, we asked Butterfly Conservation volunteer Stephen Lewis to give an idea of the current state of our local butterfly…
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
Fantastic butterflies and where to find them
How many species of butterfly can you spot this July?
Bees, wasps and butterflies in winter
Overwintering strategies are vital to creatures which depend on pollen and nectar for their food or those which prey on such species.
Schools workshop - Rocks and soils
Make rocks fun with a visit to our geology field station.
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
Darwin, rocks and worms
Charles Darwin had many interests, many of which became passions. One of these was earthworms and the part they play in the natural world. This passion stayed with him throughout his life and…