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Buff tailed bumblebee. Image by: Chris Gomersall/2020VISION.
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A Wilder Maternity Leave
Just a couple of weeks ago I was pushing the buggy round my local nature reserve. The same trip I’ve been making several times a week for several months on my maternity leave. I’d stop at the…

The five-letter V word
Following Veganuary, trustee Karen Statham explains why she turned to a plant-based diet but avoids the five-letter V word.

The Inglorious 12th – A Distant Call
Monday 12th August, known as the Glorious 12th, marks the start of the grouse shooting season.
My third week of 30 Days Wild
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ campaign which challenges people to do something wild every day for a month – the purpose is to make people feel more connected to the nature around them.
My second week of 30 Days Wild
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ campaign which challenges people to do something wild every day for a month – the purpose is to make people feel more connected to the nature around them.
My first week of 30 Days Wild!
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ campaign which challenges people to do something wild every day for a month – the purpose is to make people feel more connected to the nature around them.

After Dawn Chorus Day – a Call for its Future
On Sunday I celebrated International Dawn Chorus Day. If you got up with the lark (before sunrise) you will also have experienced the greatest concert this spring - nature’s symphony - as our…

The Revolution WILL be Televised
I first considered writing a blog about young people’s increasing fears for the environment just after I’d attended a Parliamentary Reception in London. Hosted by The Wildlife Trusts, it enabled…

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
There’s only one programme this time of year which truly captures the changes in our seasons, whilst showing the affects it has on our wildlife - it is, of course, Autumnwatch!

A Wild and Well Day at Northumberlandia
From mindfulness and tai chi workshops to nature trails, minibeast hunting and bird box making, wild energy was flowing through the Lady of the North at ‘Our Wildlife’ festival on Sunday 16…