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Get active for nature: walk, run, cycle, wheel or swim for wildlife!
The Wildlife Trusts proudly announce new ambassador, Rhiane Fatinikun, founder of Black Girls Hike, who will champion the Big Wild Walk this October.
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Action for Insects
INSECT APOCALYPSE - WILL YOU TAKE ACTION FOR INSECTS PLEDGE?
Insects are dying out up to 8 times faster than larger animals and globally 41% of insect species face extinction. Insects…
Action for Insects
This is a grave cause for concern - it impacts us all as well as all wildlife. Insects pollinate three quarters of our food crops, as well as being the main food source for many birds, small mammals and fish.
Loss of their habitat and overuse of pesticides are two of the major causes of this looming catastrophe. However the good news is that it's not too late to act.
Insect populations can recover, and we know what needs to be done to save them.
Take ACTION for Insects and help tackle this crisis.
Youth Action for Nature
Water avens
Look for Water avens in damp habitats, such as riversides, wet woodlands and wet meadows. It has nodding, purple-and-orange flowers that hang on delicate, purple stems.
Wood avens
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…
Woodland
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…
Common octopus
The common octopus is a highly intelligent, active predator. It even has a secret weapon - special glands produce a venom that it uses to incapacitate its prey!
Chimney sweeper
This sooty-black, day-flying moth is active on sunny days, rarely settling in one place for long.
Violet ground beetle
Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.