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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…

Maintain hedgerow havens

‘Time to maintain hedgerow havens’

by Tria Stebbing. With the sheep happily grazing, it is time to turn our attention to the security and maintenance…

Flo in Hertford, Photo by Rose Newbold

Flo the falcon on the roam, 90 miles from home and in the mood for love

Flo the Falcon, one of the peregrine chicks that fledged from the Cathedral tower in 2021, has been spotted…

Autumn holds a special place in many hearts PHOTO: Joe/Pixabay

Close at hand, the basket stood with nuts from brown October’s wood

by A J Selby. Ask any group of people to name their favourite season and many will plump for spring…

Rosehip is known for its high vitamin C and anti-inflammatory properties

Look out girls, Humphrey the Ram is warming up!

by Tria Stebbing. The time is running away with us and the evenings are drawing in. Nature is providing us…