Mice to meet you!

Photo Harvest Mouse by Amy Lewis Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces the four species of mice you can see in the UK. When people think of rodents, the first things that spring to mind are often negative. For millennia, humans have lived alongside rodents but often viewed them as pests, due to their habit...

Say YES to healthy, happy bees…

Say YES to supporting nature-friendly farming. Say YES to a healthy environment.  The UK Government has been asked by British Sugar to approve a banned, bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide for use on sugar beet in 2024.  Ask the UK Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, to say no to British Sugar – and say YES to happy bees, help for...

Waxwing winters

Discover the bird that’s a favourite amongst birdwatchers, despite the fact that most rarely see one. It’s been a good year for Waxwings in the Tees Valley – have you seen any? Every winter, millions of birds travel to the UK to escape the harsher weather that sets in at their breeding grounds. Families...

A midwinter nature challenge 

12 Days Wild is our festive nature challenge, encouraging you to do one wild thing a day from the 25th December to the 5th January each year. In those quiet days between Christmas and New Year, winter wildlife is just waiting to be explored! Your wild acts could be little things to help nature – like recycling your Christmas tree or feeding the...

What is regenerative farming?

Ever wondered what regenerative farming is and how it compares to other farming approaches? Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts’ new strategic lead on agriculture, looks at this farming buzzword and what it means. Regenerative farming as a phrase has been used since the 1980s, but it is only in the last 10 years that...