Landscape Recovery
Our Landscape Recovery team delivers a range of nature restoration programmes on private land across Shropshire
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Landscape Recovery projects
Find out more about the projects being delivered by the Landscape Recovery Team at Shropshire Wildlife Trust.
The living dead
Tim Hill, Conservation Manager with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, is an enthusiast for dead and rotten wood and the animals that depend on it. Read on and find out why decaying trunks,…
Moths on the Mosses
With over 100 species of moths found on the Moss, I was keen to go to the moth trapping and photography event at Whixall Moss in July and have the opportunity to see some of these beautiful,…
Restoring landscapes
Shropshire's wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies. We are the only charitable organisation in the county focused solely on nature conservation in Shropshire. Ours is a beautiful county, but it needs our help.
Ancient Stiperstones landscape welcomes rare wildlife as conservation area triples in size
Shropshire Wildlife Trust with partners Natural England, Forestry England, The Linley Estate, Shropshire County Council, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, and Middle Marches Community Land Trust announce…
Marches Mosses BogLIFE project
We are working to restore 665 hectares of peatbog in North Shropshire. These are one of the rarest habitats on earth - vital for carbon capture - over 96% have been destroyed.
Marches Mosses BogLIFE Project shortlisted for International Award
This year, The Marches Mosses BogLIFE Project is just one of 6 projects that have been shortlisted internationally for the award. The public vote opens at 10:00pm (UK time) on Tuesday, 6 September…
Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
My quiet life
Jane is the Quality Manager at Sutton in Ashfield based business nmcn one of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Business partners. She has kindly shared with us her inspiring wild life story.…
Restoring the Marches Mosses to help the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis
John Box, member of the SWT Carbon and Climate Group, talks about how recreating bogs can help in slowing climate change with the help of BogLIFE Project Manager Robert Duff.
Ordinary moss
Ordinary moss is very common in gardens and woodlands. moss provides shelter for many minibeasts, so encourage it to grow in your garden by providing logs, stone piles and untidy areas.