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BogLIFE update: former scrapyard site and flooded fields
Almost a year has passed since clearance work was completed at the 6 acre scrapyard site on the edge of Whixall Moss. During the clean-up operation, over 150 tonnes of tyres were removed, along…
Habitat Mapping Project
It is vital there is as comprehensive a habitat map as possible to help Shropshire’s Nature Recovery Network Partnership identify opportunity areas for habitat restoration and creation through the NRN map. Any habitat restored or created as a result of this project and the NRN will help us reach our target of 30% of land for nature by 2030.
Mapping Shropshire's Habitats
Knowledge is power they say. But it’s about as powerful as a punch on the nose from a gnat if it’s not shared and communicated. By sharing with us the knowledge he gained when conducting habitat…
Local Wildlife Sites
In addition to caring for our 40 nature reserves, we survey over 600 Wildlife Sites across the county.
Black redstart
A rare breeder in the UK, this sooty-coloured bird is as at home on an industrial site as it is on a rocky cliff face.
Reddish buff
A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.
My VIP pass
With her waterproof map on her wrist, Heather doesn’t have to splash out to go on safari. She gets exclusive access to Kimmeridge Bay’s secret world of ever-changing marine wildlife.
My flood defence
Bev is grateful to live down the road from Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a 210ha wetland site which stores excess water from the River Torne during times of high
rainfall. This saved her…
Wildflowers at Sweeney Fen
Sweeney Fen hosts a very rare habitat for Shropshire – calcareous fen. Here base-rich water seeps from the limestone bedrock into the peat. Though small, the site is extremely diverse and, with…
Shrewsbury green network under threat
Shropshire Wildlife Trust has formally objected to a proposal to build 52 houses on a designated Wildlife Site at Radbrook Fields, Shrewsbury.
First beaver born in Shropshire in 400 years
A nature reserve in Shropshire has welcomed its first baby beaver, following the release of a pair of Eurasian beavers at the site in Shrewsbury earlier this year.