Action for insects
Conservation Officer, Mark Schofield, has been busy gathering the troops to protect one of Lincolnshire's most charismatic woodland species - the glow-worm.
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Action for Insects
The UK's insect populations are in trouble: 41% face extinction. To save them, we need to act quickly. The Wildlife Trusts are calling for everyone to be insect champions and for a pesticide reduction target to help them recover.
Take local action
Help us to create a Wilder Lincolnshire by making a pledge to your local wildlife. Volunteer and get involved with some hands-on nature conservation, fundraise with your local Area Group or take part in some citizen science.
Reduce food waste
10 tips to reduce food waste today!
My soul food
For Dave, the mosslands are not only a place to watch and record birds, but evoke childhood memories of watching wildlife with his father. Only ten miles away from Greater Manchester, he’s always…
Take action for wildlife
From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself at home to help wildlife.
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
Wildlife gardening
Make space for nature in your garden with our expert wildlife gardening advice, and discover simple actions you can do to encourage wildlife to visit.
A 'green line'
Having learned about the importance of green corridors for the movement of wildlife, I visited a site in Colsterworth to see some conservation in action.
World first for Gibraltar Point oystercatchers
Wardens at Gibraltar Point had to take ground-breaking action to prevent the loss of a rare oystercatcher nest to flooding. Their fast work and gamble paid off!
Fascinating flying ants
Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…
Common sandpiper
The common sandpiper breeds along rivers, and by lakes, reservoirs and lochs in upland Scotland, Northern England and Wales. It can be spotted as a passage migrant at many inland wetlands across…