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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…

Red kite over farmland

Farming with nature

Regenerative Agriculture is now the buzz word in the farming world. It emerged from the term ‘sustainable intensification’ the implication being that activities were sustained or maintained as…

James and Kirstie Brittain-McVey holding their dog Moochie

Dog walkers can lead the way

The calls of ground nesting birds such as curlew and skylark are evocative of the countryside in Spring. But their numbers are in dramatic decline and their nesting grounds are vulnerable to…

Robin

National Robin Day

Celebrate #NationalRobinDay! A robin, feathers fluffed out on a snowy twig, will almost certainly feature on several of the Christmas cards you receive – every year. This has been the case since…

Hedgehog (c) Tom Marshall

The Big Sleep

When winter is looming and the short, cold days mean we all just want to keep snuggled under the duvet for longer, take a look at the wildlife who has already made best use of this time of year.…

Painted Lady - Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography

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…