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In addition to caring for our 40 nature reserves, we survey over 600 Wildlife Sites across the county.
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Pond Life
Another of our holiday drop-in events. What lurks beneath the ripples of your garden pond? Here’s a chance to explore the underwater world without getting (too) wet!
Common pond skater
The common pond skater can be seen 'skating' over the surface of ponds, lakes, ditches and slow-moving rivers. It is predatory, feeding on small insects by detecting vibrations in the…
Greater pond sedge
A tussocky sedge, Greater pond sedge has stout, upright flower spikes, strap-like leaves and triangular stems. It prefers lowland wetland habitats on heavy soils.
Birch Road Pond
A delightful patch of wet woodland with a pond, right in the centre of Ellesmere.
How to build a pond
A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.
Birch Road Pond repairs
The boardwalk at Birch Road Pond is being repaired, and until that is complete, part of the boardwalk will remain closed. Sorry for any inconvenience, and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can…
How to create a mini pond
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts.
Natural succession in a new garden pond
When creating a new pond, you may be tempted to introduce species, but ponds will develop naturally and watching the process of colonisation will be fascinating, as Cath Price explains in this…
Birch Road Pond is open again!
The Local Nature Reserve known as Birch Road Pond, in Ellesmere, has been under water for the past two years, but water has receded enough for repairs to the broken boardwalk to be made and the…
Pursuing unsustainable development on some of our most important sites for nature must not be tolerated
The Wildlife Trusts have significant concerns about the impact that Investment Zones will have on wildlife
My country file
Managing communications, as I do, for Shropshire Wildlife Trust I receive countless requests from media companies. But the one I always take very seriously is when Countryfile comes calling.