This month I’m rambling along the hedgerows. The pastoral landscape of England is defined by hedges – something rarely seen in the rest of the world – and Shropshire is well-blessed with them.

It is deeply disappointing, but not surprising, that Shropshire Council’s planning committee have voted by the narrowest of majorities to go ahead with the North West Relief Road. SWT submitted a…

This Halloween, discover some of our most spooktacular species.

Birch trees are among the first to start showing their autumn colours – tinged with yellow even in September, and soon to be dropping a golden carpet of fallen leaves. I’m heading out in October…

National Mammal Week 2023 is taking place from 9th-15th October, hot on the heels of Red Squirrel Awareness Week. What a pleasure to celebrate our little-known British mammals!

There’s a great feeling of anticipation in birdwatching at this time of year. Passage migrants, by their very nature, are unpredictable, so you never know what you might see or where you might see…

The Government wants to ditch laws that require housebuilders not to harm rivers. But we know these rules work – they enable houses to be built and rivers to be protected. Here’s how, writes Ali…

As the Government announces its plans to weaken the rules that prevent pollution of some of our most important wildlife sites, Ali Morse, Water Policy Manager at The Wildlife Trusts, explores the…

Insect expert Ben Keywood from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust takes a closer look at craneflies.

The first Sunday in August is the traditional start of the whinberry harvest in Shropshire, so I’m heading for the hills – specifically, the Stiperstones.