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Summer Holiday Wild fun! Week One

The school summer holidays have arrived – six whole weeks to keep the family entertained may be viewed as a tall order but worry not, our week-by-week guide to wild fun is here to help!

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

Today we celebrate inspirational women in Hertfordshire and Middlesex who make a big contribution to protecting our habitats and wildlife but often do so quietly.

Archers Green bridge over the river mimran with a tree draping over the water's edge, nicely framed over the bridge

Getting to know Archers Green

With our big appeal to raise £500,000 to buy and protect Archers Green fully underway, we thought it would be nice to do a deep-dive into the site itself. What is Archers Green like? And what…

Badger prints in mud the wildlife trusts

Mammal mysteries

Have you spotted any mysterious tracks or unexplained droppings? Solve the case with some tips from Darren Tansley, the Mammal Detective.

Garden Orb Weaver (C) Vaugh Matthews

The secret lives of spiders

Most of us will start to notice spiders in September, this is not because the spiders are cold and looking for warmth, it is the time of year spiders start to mate. Males will start their search…

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Amazing Nature Identification Apps

Have you found yourself noticing nature more since being in lockdown? What birds are singing in the dawn chorus? Has a butterfly visited your garden you’ve not seen before? Is it a toad or a…

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6 facts you didn't know about wildflowers

Pops of colour are appearing in our gardens, on road verges and our meadows. Like many other wildlife, flowers often have curious names which often go back hundreds of years.

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Wild New Year

After the flurry of festivities around Christmas and New Year, January is a time to take stock of the year just gone and to look forward to the year ahead. This year, make wildlife your New Year’s…

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