How does nature conservation in the UK make a difference to global conservation efforts? Leigh Morris, Director of ...

Steps to improve national security should include emergency powers to protect the ocean, river restoration and reintroduction of large grazing herbivores ...

As Sir David Attenborough turns 100, The Wildlife Trusts’ Chief Executive Craig Bennett reflects on his monumental impact on UK wildlife conservation ...

In a joint blog and briefing Matt Browne of The Wildlife Trusts and Philip Box of Wildlife & Countryside Link make the case for removal of the much-abused de minimis exemption to Biodiversity Net Gain ...

Explore the incredible journeys of animals living in our seas and around our coasts. From molluscs battling across rockpools, ...

Money raised from our adoption schemes goes to helping precious local wildlife conservation work, such as managing nature reserves or creating new habitats. They also make the perfect gift for a ...

The yellow meadow ant is known for creating anthills in grassland habitats. It has a close relationship with the chalkhill blue butterfly - protecting the larvae in return for a sugary substance they ...

The black garden ant is the familiar and abundant small ant that lives in gardens, but also turns up indoors searching for sugary food. In summer, winged adults, or 'flying ants', swarm and mate. The ...

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden. An average garden accommodates more than 2,000 different species of insect! Very few of these creatures cause ...

The 22-spot ladybird is one of three yellow ladybirds in the UK. Look for it in grassland, woodland and gardens. Ladybirds are beneficial insects, managing garden pests - encourage them by putting up ...

One of our most wild-seeming landscapes, heathland has actually been shaped by human actions. It began at least 5000 years ago, when humans started clearing trees growing on infertile soils, probably ...

The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than all of our ...