Tree wardens returning to Wiltshire thanks to £300k grant
TREE wardens are returning to Wiltshire thanks to a grant of almost £300,000. A successful bid for the £294,800 from…
Row over eco-friendly planting options in Salisbury – which could axe hanging baskets
PLANS to create more environmentally-friendly planting schemes in Salisbury have been approved – which could see the end of…
Challenge trail launched to encourage exploration of region’s chalk streams
The Wessex Rivers Trust, Laverstock and Ford Parish Council and the Devenish Bradshaw Charitable Trust have launched a Chalk…
Wiltshire’s critical species identified and mapped for the first time
What are the most important wildlife species in Wiltshire and where are they? To answer these questions, Wiltshire and…
Water company vows to do more to protect the region’s rivers and beaches
As the water sector announces the biggest shake-up of the sewerage network since the Victorian era, Wessex Water has…
The Wildlife Trusts’ big nature challenge, 30 Days Wild, is back
Can you do one wild thing every day for a month? Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is calling on everyone to…
Salisbury Cathedral peregrine chicks ringed after public votes on names
The three peregrine chicks that hatched on the tower of Salisbury Cathedral last month were named and ringed today…
Warning after ‘devastating’ Verwood wildfire kills rare wildlife and heath
MORE than 4.5 hectares of land in Verwood was ‘devastated’ by fire on Wednesday – as Dorset remains on…
‘People have had enough of lies’
THERE is a Venn diagram of people who are awake at 3am: those who can’t sleep due to age…
Public urged to keep watch during greatest risk period for the tree pest
The Forestry Commission has urged the public to report sightings of oak processionary moth caterpillars. We are now entering the…