Kelp beds and forests
Forests of kelp sway in shallow sunlit waters, offering shelter to a host of sea life from tiny worms to juvenile fish.
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Wildlife laws under threat: Habitats Regulations
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we're sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Sue…
Future protection for forests welcome
Confirmation that forests in England will remain in public ownership is warmly welcomed today as the Government publishes its long-awaited response to the Independent Panel on Forestry.
Changes to the Habitats Regulations: will they truly deliver a brighter future for wildlife?
Our most threatened wildlife and important wild places are at risk. Don’t mess with the crown jewels - aka Habitats Regulations, writes Joan Edwards.
Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banks
The Wildlife Trusts use Habitat Banks of BNG Units to help developers meet their Biodiversity Net Gain obligations, and where these BNG Units are located across England.
Knapdale Habitats Partnership Area
This link will open on the Scottish Wildlife Trust website.
Scotland
Waxing lyrical about our beautiful habitats
At a time where our connection to nature is waning every day, but our fears for our natural world increase with every news report, art can be a wonderful medium. This September, 26 Writers are…
Building habitats at Crewe Railway Cottages
The residents of the 1840s railway cottages in Crewe want help with a plot of land that’s 300 feet long and 20 feet wide.
Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
New housing proposal in Kent threatens important wildlife habitats across the country
A council's plans to develop Lodge Hill, Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of the last strongholds for nightingales in the UK, will test the safeguards that prevent our finest…
Talk: Wildlife of the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds
This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.
Join members of the Isle of Axholme Area Group for a talk with guest speaker, Gill Walsh, who will introduce us to the wildlife and landscapes of the Cotswolds and Forest of Dean.
Sugar kelp
Sugar kelp is the crinkly belt like kelp that can often be found in deep rockpools on the lower shore or washed up on the beach after rough seas.