My turning point
Volunteering on a nature reserve turned Adam’s life around after a difficult time in life. As Assistant Reserve Officer, wildlife is both his stress relief and his career.
Volunteering on a nature reserve turned Adam’s life around after a difficult time in life. As Assistant Reserve Officer, wildlife is both his stress relief and his career.
For the past three years, Devon Wildlife Trust has hosted Wild Paths trainees, giving people from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to gain experience in practical conservation and engagement…
The mountain hare lives in the Scottish Highlands and the north of England. They are renowned for turning white in winter to match their upland surroundings.
Our most familiar fern, bracken can be found growing in dense stands on hillsides, moorland, heathland and in woodlands. It is very large and dies back in winter, turning the landscape orangey-…
The knopper gall wasp produces knobbly red, turning to brown, growths, or 'galls', on the acorns of Pedunculate Oak. Inside the gall, the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues, but…
The Yew is a well-known tree of churchyards, but also grows wild on chalky soils. Yew trees can live for hundreds of years, turning into a maze of hollow wood and fallen trunks beneath dense…
Elaine and Richard Green bought Beer Mill Farm in 1998 and have spent the last 25 years turning it into a wildlife haven. Read their story here...
The sight of trees turning golden-brown and the sound of fallen leaves underfoot is something usually associated with October and November. Yet in Devon/the South West autumn seems to have arrived…
This week, our Prime Minister chose not to meet other World leaders at COP15 to discuss the crisis facing the Earth’s wildlife, 70% of which has disappeared in 50 years. Politicians face a massive…
From creating new hedgerows on a farm, to helping to inspire the next generation of nature lovers, Andy is building the skills, confidence and experience as a Biodiversity Trainee that will set…
As a Trainee Reserves officer at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Dale is lucky enough that he can take his passion for wildlife to work with him, with a job that will set him up for a career in…