Shropshire Wildlife Trust Blog

What lurks in the garden at night?

The garden and nature is a wonderful antidote to the difficult times we are going through at the moment. Taking a moment to look and listen helps me stay calm and in the moment.

My garden is at its best in spring. In no small part this is due to the Farley by-pass. Farley is a tiny hamlet between Much Wenlock and Buildwas. The narrow road through Farley was blighted with…

Little Wenlock is a small village and civil parish in Telford, Shropshire. Our hedgehog officer trainee Kathryn Jones has begun a project there to make the area more hedgehog friendly.

The public consultation process has now started for the Shrewsbury North West Road. Our Climate Change expert Robin Mager explains why we need to fight the plans.

The government has just released its response to the 2018 bovine TB strategy review. Badger culling in high risk areas is, of course, its most controversial element. Helen Trotman shares her…

As Shropshire reels in the face of another flood surge it’s time to think about the causes and solutions. All too often we forget that rivers are natural systems, with most having followed their…

This winter has been a stormy one and one of the wettest on record.

Kathryn Jones is one of three trainees at Shropshire Wildlife Trust for the next year. Kathryn is a hedgehog officer trainee and will be raising awareness, working with communities and running…

HM Government claimed its ambition was to ‘build the most sustainable high-speed railway of its kind in the world’. Really?