Blog: Conservation

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Snipe Dales

Warden's Work - Snipe Dales in July

Over the next year, I will be heading over to Snipe Dales monthly to get an insight on how Warden James Forrester works to maintain the site throughout the seasons and how he has to adapt to…

Volunteers from the National Conservation Corps at Linwood Warren in 1960

A Time To Say Thanks

To celebrate Volunteers’ Week this year, we spoke to some of our current volunteers and thank all volunteers past and present.

Moor Closes

An eventful penultimate day

As her student placement with the Trust drew to a close, Lorna had one last opportunity to help on a nature reserve. It turned out to be more eventful than expected.

Group of people watching turf stripping on the Lincolnshire coast

Data and diggers

After some time spent logging data in the office, Lorna visited the Lincolnshire coast and discovered that conservation can sometimes look brutal.

Green-veined white butterfly on dandelion

Yellow fluffy flowers!

Did you know there are 232 similar ‘microspecies’ of dandelions in Britain! Lorna shares some of her simple identification tips that she has picked up in her second week as Assistant Conservation…

water vole wildlife trust

The water vole

Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals.