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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.…

Growing Confidence

Starting work as a Green Mentor - Beth Lacey

Beth Lacey began her new role at Shropshire Wildlife Trust 2 months ago, leading the Shropshire Young Influencers Project, which is a new and exciting nationwide project to inspire young people to…

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…

Silver ground carpet moth

How to get started in the wonderful world of moths!

Moths can be seen throughout the year, with the greatest variety in the summer. Everyone can enjoy searching for them, they come in wonderful colours, sizes and shapes! Tom Hayek explains why we…

Blossom

Nature & Health - Holly Jones

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…

Seashore

Shropshire under the sea

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

Sparrow

Feed the Birds project update (May 2020)

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…

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