Shropshire Wildlife Trust Blog

Geology’s fascinating – but complicated. I’ve always yearned to find out more, which is why I took a course in it about 25 years ago. It was a Birmingham University extramural course, and even had…

As a completely land-bound county, it’s strange to think that Shropshire spent much of its prehistory as part of the sea bed.

Managing communications, as I do, for Shropshire Wildlife Trust I receive countless requests from media companies. But the one I always take very seriously is when Countryfile comes calling.

The house martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, arriving in April and leaving in October. Sarah explains more about them below:

Feed the Birds is a project we have been running for several years. It connects those who are socially isolated with a volunteer who visits each week to top up bird feeders and chat about wildlife…

Holly is currently on a traineeship with us, monitoring wildlife across Shropshire.

In her inspiring blog, she describes how reconnecting with nature has helped her through difficult times…

We’re living through an unusually stressful time, and many of the common coping mechanisms that people use – meeting with family, playing team sports, going out for a meal, booking a holiday – are…

Swifts epitomise British summertime with their screaming flight. But as fewer of these miraculous birds return to our skies each year, Sarah Gibson reveals how we can help them

Martin George gives a background to the dawn chorus and what it means to him.

Our Hedgehog Officer trainee, Kathryn has teamed up with Belle Vue Arts Festival to encourage local residents to get involved with surveying their patch for hedgehogs. Read her blog to find out…