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Volunteers helped to plat 80 metres of native hedge whips on the day Credit: Salisbury City Council

Volunteers and wildlife group plant hedgerows

In January, despite the wet weather, a dozen volunteers from the local neighbourhood joined members of the Salisbury Wildlife…

Above: A pipistrelle bat Credit: Denley PhotographyUnsplash

What to do if you spot potential rabies infections in bat populations

The possibility of a bat infected with rabies passing the disease onto humans or other mammals is rare, according…

Nola, the Barn owl in full flight

Barn owls in winter: an uphill struggle when the weather turns

Words and photo by Emily Ryland-Langley, director, TWO Bird Experiences. As greenhouse gas emissions surround the earth and global warming…

Head falconer ‘James’ flying Snowy Owl

Being late for lunch with an arctic owl is ‘snow laughing matter’

By Emily Ryland-Langley, director, TWO Bird Experiences. After the release of Harry Potter in 1997, ‘Hedwig’ became a household name…

Volunteers helping to instal berms made of hazel to help stabilise the river banks Credit: Wessex Rivers Trust

Wessex Rivers Trust repairs public access spot on the banks of the Test

THE last of the volunteers have left Chilbolton Common following the completion of an ambitious restoration project. Chilbolton Common, a…

New trees are set to be planted across Wiltshire Picture: Pixabay

£300k funding secured to boost tree planting efforts across Wiltshire

ALMOST £300,000 will be spent on helping communities and landowners plant more trees in Wiltshire. Wiltshire Council, in partnership with…

Chairman of The Hills Group Alan Pardoe opening the new Brockbank nature centre at Langford Lakes with chairman of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Mark Street; accompanied by The Hills Group chief executive Mike Hill, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Lord Talbot, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust chief executive Gary Mantle and Trustees Credit: WWT

Nature centre opens at Langford Lakes adding café and gallery

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has more than doubled the size of the Brockbank nature centre at its Langford Lakes nature…

Burnt grass near Green Lane Wood Credit: WWT

Wildlife Trust encouraged by Prime Minister’s climate action pledges

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has responded positively to Rishi Sunak’s address to global leaders this week, in which he stressed…

The countryside is busy putting itself to bed in November PHOTO: Peter Mayer/ Pixabay

Step into the last days of autumn – there’s still nature to see…

By A J Selby. The summer sun is fading as the year grows old, and darker days are drawing near Justin…

Inset: UK’s chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss has ordered mandatory housing measures for bird keepers. The measures cover the whole of England Main photo credit: Hana Oliver/Unsplash, below: Brett Jordan/Unsplash

Further restrictions imposed to try and curb bird flu as outbreak spreads

ALL birds must be kept indoors from Monday (November 7) until further notice, as efforts to curb the spread…