February is an odd month. On sunny days I feel like spring is nearly here, but the next day we can be back in winter. The snowdrops are all out, making a splendid show, and the first primroses are…

Nature provides such a pleasure for all the senses, and keeping a nature diary is a beautiful way to note, remember and share the joy that is experienced.

Fresh evergreens as Christmas decorations are a lovely way to celebrate. There’s nothing to beat the natural look and evocative scent, so why not bring a bit of wildness into your home this…

How about creating a Christmas tree with a difference this year, by making decorations that can be eaten by birds! It looks wonderful and will also help support garden wildlife through this…

Autumn is traditionally the time to tidy up your garden, ‘putting it to bed for winter’ as my grandfather would say. Times and attitudes have changed, and I’d like to put in a big plea for not…

Our best natural autumn spectacle is the changing colour of leaves in our woodlands. But why does this happen?

Dr Cath Price takes a look at Autumn nuts in this latest blog.

These wonderfully juicy berries cover hedgerows in late summer, and are loved by insects and mammals including squirrels and badgers who disperse the seeds. Discover more about blackberries,…

Sweeney Fen hosts a very rare habitat for Shropshire – calcareous fen. Here base-rich water seeps from the limestone bedrock into the peat. Though small, the site is extremely diverse and, with…

Species-rich grassland is a sadly endangered thing – since 1950, we’ve lost around 98% of our traditional wildflower meadows. They were not just beautiful and culturally significant, they were a…