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Blog posts in total 13
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Are we seeing a new climate normal?
From Ben McCarthy, Head of Nature Conservation and Restoration Ecology at the National Trust
How to spot fascinating fungi this autumn
By the National Trust
Hedging our bets for wildlife
By the National Trust
Meet the farmers bringing back our native birds
When was the last time you saw the bright flash of a yellowhammer? Or heard the gentle song of a turtle dove?
Looking after wildlife during lockdown
With everyone spending more time at home due to lockdown now is an ideal time to think about how we can look after the wildlife we might see around us, either by building a home for birds or bees, or getting creative with different types of bird feeders for your garden, windowsill or balcony.
Ash dieback - a big issue for UK woodlands
Ash dieback is spreading through National Trust land at the fastest rate since it arrived in the country eight years ago.
Could dropped litter be devastating for red squirrels?
By Justin Matthews, ranger at the National Trust’s Formby
Beaver’s new home at Holnicote
Ben Eardley, project manager and Tom Matchet, ranger – share what’s happened to the first male and female beaver released at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate on the edge of Exmoor.
An albino badger in Buckinghamshire: a story of wildlife amid human lockdown
First it was orcas in Strangford Lough, then goats in Llandudno. Wildflowers sprung up in car parks and cuckoos were heard a stone’s throw from the M4.
In search of the yellowhammer
The unmistakeable golden bird that was once a common sight in our fields
Farne Island Seals
It’s day 10 for me on Brownsman, Farne Islands, and I have to admit I really want a shower!
A vision for nature at Wicken Fen
A corner of England that has more species of plants and wildlife then anywhere in the UK has celebrated its 120th anniversary – Wicken Fen. Find out more in this guest blog from the National Trust.
Counting puffins on the Farne Islands
Puffins have traditionally done well on the wild Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast, but they are now being closely monitored amid fears climate change is having an adverse effect on sources of food and puffin numbers internationally. Find out more from the National Trust.
