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  Meet Heath!   Heath is an incredibly accurate representation...

Since our Back from the Brink project started in summer...

Chris' sculptural workshops took place last week at a local...

Given the microscopic scale of many of these Breckland species,...

On a frosty morning, in the strange “limbo” week between...

Having heard from Sir Sebastian Anstruther about the conservation of...

I'm standing in a park with my hand on a...

Back from the Brink needs YOU! We're looking for 5...

When I tried to pick out one thing to focus...

The Shifting Sands project is based within the ‘broken lands’...

In the heart of a post-industrial landscape, a burnt-out car...

This time of year is one of the best times...

Hi! My name is Pip, I’ve been the Keystone Species...

Since the middle of last year I’ve been volunteering with...

As we move from autumn to winter, temperatures drop and...

Gin lovers rejoice this Christmas! For Juniper, our native aromatic...

On the 9th of December, Amanda - our Back from...

Well, what a year it’s been with our first confirmed...

Walking in the footsteps of Gilbert White, the Ranscombe Farm...

Hi, my name is Lydia and I am the Communications...

I am a mature student studying for a Foundation Degree...

Moving into the cooler days of Autumn and pulling on...

I’ve got a lot to update you on since my...

This September, the Colour in the Margins Team were joined...

Ever wondered where the last population of Field Crickets in...

The heart of Dorset’s heathland is the perfect habitat for...

Autumn is here, and it’s time to see how the...

“Have you lost something?” It's a question I hear surprisingly...

With the summer drawing to a close, now seemed like...

Enhancing Uni Studies and career development with the VWT and...

It’s been a very busy few months for Limestone’s Living...

It’s been a whirlwind three months since we wrapped up...

It’s been almost three months since the Chequered Skipper butterfly...

The fact is we know next to nothing. Now is...

There is a nocturnal arms race taking place above our...

As part of our Colour in the Margins project, Kew...

Every seed is different, containing a unique package of genetic...

I can’t believe it’s already July… Time is flying by...

We have an incredible opportunity to get involved with Back...

Tuesday 19th June saw a large party of us (volunteers)...

We are now into the Field Cricket monitoring period! Following...

We have an incredible opportunity for the creatives out there...

My name is Jamie Wildman and I am a PhD...

 There's loads going on here in the Brecks - we...

The Back from the Brink Pine Marten project is the...

At the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB)  we grow our seedlings...

As I was travelling down to the Dorset colony area...

I’ve never seen a Chequered Skipper before. But May was...

It’s now spring and the Lapwing and Redshank are busy...

Pollarding tress: "the cyclical removal of tree growth above 2...

We are getting towards an exciting time of the year...

Can I write a short blog on my childhood memories...

The Chequered Skipper was first recorded in Britain near Bedford...

The Chequered Skipper Butterfly became extinct in England in 1975,...

Back from the Brink is always on the search for...

Humans need biodiversity to survive and thrive. Clean water, food,...

Photographer and picture researcher Ben Andrew joined our Communications Manager,...

Last month our Communications Manager, James, headed off into the...

The magnificent Dorset heathlands are really starting to come alive,...

Well, the Black-tailed Godwits have made their way back to...

Bat research relies on being able to detect bat calls....

The case of Prostrate perennial knawel: Bringing one of the...

It’s one thing having billions of seeds stored safely for...

April – what a month it’s been! Spring has officially...

Over 2 billion seeds are stored at RBG Kew’s Millennium...

The past few weeks have seen some interesting weather in...

March has flown by… And what a month! They say...

  I am a student gaining work experience with Yorkshire...

Early morning frost cladding reduces the gorse and grass tussocks...

Can Pine Martens ‘control’ Grey Squirrels? There has been a...

If you go out to the heaths of Surrey or...

We all know how important light is in order for...

The length and breadth of England, Back from the Brink...

It’s been a very busy start of the year for...

As part of the Back from the Brink project, we...

With snow on the ground as I write this, it...

The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is the largest wild seed...

Beneath the tufted ears of wheat or the stubble-stalks of...

Well we are 8 months into the project now and...

Back from the Brink has been full steam ahead since...

Work has started to help the Lesser Butterfly Orchid at...

As spring draws nearer, Willow Tits are out and about...

Wandering through Dorset’s heaths in the blustery winter twilight, when...

It's a cold November evening in the Cotswolds, the base...

My interest in orchids started as a teenager, working in...

What a first few months we have had on the...

Nestled below the wild landscape of Bodmin Moor, sitting among...

The first few months have flown by as I’ve been...

Luckily the Little Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail is able to withstand...

It has been a busy five months since I started...

Did you know that Field Crickets were once reintroduced to...

We have spent a lot of time in this first...

It’s been a busy month for the Shifting Sands team....

Trees improve with age, they say life begins at 40...

One of the things about bats that really got me...

Hi everyone, I’m James Harding-Morris, Communications Manager for Back from...

We are now 5 months into our Back from the...

Shifting Sands is making progress! Over the last couple of...

In our last two Willow Tit blogs, we introduced the...

Hello all. This is just a short paragraph or two...

Starting this project has been an exciting time for me....

Having grown up around coastal sand dunes I believe it...

The start of the Barberry Carpet Project has been a...

The diggers are out as I write. They’ve started creating...

Tickling Field Crickets is always a game of patience. This...

The much anticipated Back from the Brink project has finally...

These are early days for me as Outreach Officer for...

The Willow Tit – the small bird that thinks it’s...

In the last few weeks we’ve been getting ready to...

Fortunate and privileged. This is how I feel to be...

Having worked in conservation for 10 years in my home...

I’ve come to see a thatched dwelling in Devon. There...

From the very start, I feel as if the project...

Before I started working for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust two years...

Black-tailed Godwits are beautiful, large, wading birds. In the summer,...