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1st March 2021
JESS PUGH Personally, I have lots of interests including art...
22nd February 2021
JOEL ASHTON I am fortunate to have, through my business,...
12th February 2021
Willow Tit Radio Tracking Tales - Part 2 The last...
22nd January 2021
Willow Tit Radio Tracking Tales - Part 1 On a...
5th January 2021
That Was the Year That Was The intention with this...
16th December 2020
The days are getting shorter and colder, the four UK...
14th December 2020
Cross-stitch creator Lucie Heaton has designed seven wonderful cross stitch...
20th November 2020
Well the final planting season of the project is well...
18th November 2020
I finished my book Framing Nature - conservation and culture...
13th November 2020
One of the most important microhabitats of ancient and veteran...
5th November 2020
The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) had a fantastic...
23rd October 2020
Anyone who doesn’t have at least some degree of admiration...
8th October 2020
Colouring in the margins: Discovering the arable habitat and resources...
2nd October 2020
What’s been happening with Gems in the Dunes here on...
14th September 2020
Conservationists and keen cyclists Jen and Mark Smart may have...
27th August 2020
As many of us wander through the arable countryside for...
27th August 2020
The Dorset’s Heathland Heart team have been working with land...
26th August 2020
Needless to say, lots of plans and dreams this year...
19th August 2020
Vincent Wildlife Trust’s Back from the Brink (BftB) Pine Marten...
10th August 2020
While the black-tailed godwit breeding season has (sadly) come to...
7th August 2020
During lockdown the National Trust has reported that emboldened wildlife,...
22nd July 2020
An attractive spray of arable plants. Photo Jess Brooks There...
24th June 2020
Despite the problems lockdown has presented, it has led to...
24th June 2020
Earlier this year, the Dorset's Heathland Heart team commissioned a...
4th June 2020
What Does a Godwit Scientist do in Lockdown? Project Godwit's...
27th May 2020
#StagWeekend 5th – 7th June – Celebrate and save threatened...
24th May 2020
Alongside cooking, crafts and creativity, one of the emerging themes...
22nd May 2020
Discover Ants with a Wildlife Nest Quest During Lockdown...
20th May 2020
Pheasant’s-eye is blooming again at Ranscombe Farm, after … how many...
19th May 2020
Up Close with Godwits - An Interview with Amelia Bennet-Margrave...
15th May 2020
It’s blazing hot, my legs are starting to cramp and...
11th May 2020
Birthday competition! On May 19th 2019 the first English born...
1st May 2020
Last week during the wonderful sunny weather, I noticed hundreds...
24th April 2020
We now know that spending time in nature is good...
24th April 2020
In this latest blog we learn more about head-starting and...
21st April 2020
Being a conservation volunteer on the Narrow-headed Ant project... I...
16th April 2020
Life in and around and ancient tree As a tree...
16th April 2020
In these tough times it's great to be able...
9th April 2020
Taking Project Godwit into Schools Jess Owen, Project Godwit Engagement...
6th April 2020
Here at Back from the Brink (virtual) HQ we are...
3rd April 2020
Georgie Bray the Farm Manager at Hope Farm, the RSPB’s...
2nd April 2020
Finding Some Tree Time At a time of great uncertainty...
27th March 2020
We Are A Many-Bodied Singing Thing is a new anthology...
27th March 2020
As an artist in residence with Back from the Brink,...
24th March 2020
Tree cribs at Moccas Park, Herefordshire As part of this...
16th March 2020
Martin’s Ramping Fumitory A couple of months back during a...
16th March 2020
This year, the Back from the Brink travelling exhibition will...
5th March 2020
An update from the Wessex Stone-curlew team as we approach...
17th February 2020
Spreading-hedge Parsley - Reintroductions in Somerset On Thursday 13th February,...
14th February 2020
Sherwood Forest has one of Europe’s biggest collection of ancient...
10th February 2020
I saw my first sand lizard in the 1960s at...
7th February 2020
Conservation – Everything has a Place and a Purpose! I...
31st January 2020
Back from the Brink special: discover the willow tit, our...
29th January 2020
Common Communities or Scarce Species? Scarlet Pimpernel has always been...
15th January 2020
Read this wonderful blog by Julia Thorley who hosted two...
13th January 2020
Volunteer Focus – Devon and Cornwall – Lucy Lucy...
13th January 2020
Volunteer Focus – Devon and Cornwall – Ilene Sterns “I’ve...
13th January 2020
Volunteer Focus – Wessex – Nick Adams Nick is based...
17th December 2019
We have made good use of last year’s findings in...
17th December 2019
The Field Cricket project has had a good year with...
11th December 2019
Celebrating another year of Colour in the Margins South West...
9th December 2019
The Roots of Rockingham have blossomed with many fantastic successes...
9th December 2019
The Purbeck Mason Wasp The striking Purbeck Mason Wasp (Pseudepipona...
3rd December 2019
Making a Shrill Carder Bee Kazoo You Will Need: scissors,...
3rd December 2019
2019 has been another busy year for Limestone’s Living...
2nd December 2019
Saving Seed for the Future – How Farmers in Cornwall...
27th November 2019
Our Pine Marten project has had a busy 2019...
25th November 2019
The days are shortening and the temperature is falling. This...
12th November 2019
Woodland Birds Creative Writing Even if you've never been to...
11th November 2019
The Healing Power of the Poppy Two of the...
21st October 2019
Dorset's Heathland Heart Reptiles I’m a new member of...
15th October 2019
Helping the Hedgehog Whilst Colour in the Margins is...
11th October 2019
Rare Lichen at Burnham Beeches Burnham Beeches had been pretty...
10th October 2019
Call out for Sci-Fi/Speculative Poetry and Fiction Inspired by...
9th October 2019
Chequered Skipper caterpillar find! Over the last couple of years,...
4th October 2019
Barberry Carpet Blog Again I am long overdue an update,...
4th October 2019
Small Flowered Catchfly Primarily focused on attracting dog walkers to...
3rd October 2019
Arable plants: weeds, or the key to the survival of...
30th September 2019
Working with Arable Plants – Guest Blog Walking along a...
27th September 2019
Wax-zine lyrical about the Shrill Carder Bee I was fortunate...
26th September 2019
Willow Tit -Trainee Conservationist! Even as a child I’ve always...
26th September 2019
Lesser Butterfly Orchid project update It’s been a busy season...
26th September 2019
Veteran trees and their importance to bats Veteran trees are...
24th September 2019
This was a rolling activity open to families and adults. ...
24th September 2019
Outdoor Art in the Dunes Sarah Jane Richards on Painting...
20th September 2019
Did you know that if you are out in...
17th September 2019
Following the successful reintroduction of the Chequered Skipper to the...
17th September 2019
Zines are DIY publications - they can be about...
16th September 2019
One of the things I enjoy most about our Back...
16th September 2019
Our climate is changing. The overwhelming scientific consensus is that...
5th September 2019
Over the Brink in the Brecks! When we think of...
29th August 2019
Spotty Chequered Skippers! Following the announcement of our news about...
22nd August 2019
Not only have we lost the flowers … My mother...
1st August 2019
Brome, Interrupted! Trying to conserve a species of grass doesn’t...
25th July 2019
The Chequered Skipper Flies Again! Seeing Chequered Skippers flying once...
22nd July 2019
Field Cricket Poem Lonely, birch tree Dead Bleached bones...
22nd July 2019
Out for the Count – A Flashback to the Field...
22nd July 2019
Mosey in the Margins at South Down Farm On the...
15th July 2019
The Yellow Centaury Plant Yellow Centaury, one of the species...
28th June 2019
A previously extinct butterfly has bred successfully in an English...
13th June 2019
Pale Dog Violet The scintillating sight of the milky-white petals...
6th June 2019
Thousands of people give their time to save endangered...
21st May 2019
As an integrated project, Colour in the Margins aims...
15th May 2019
I’m not going to lie, before I applied for...
10th May 2019
Back from the Brink is an ambitious programme of work...
10th April 2019
Moving into spring - an update from the Grey Long-Eared...
4th April 2019
An update is long overdue but I am finally managing...
25th March 2019
Winter = staying snug indoors in the nest, stockpiling resources,...
18th March 2019
One of the key research themes within the Sustainability Research...
18th March 2019
Conservation is all about partnership.Without the exchange of knowledge, experience...
18th March 2019
Hints of spring are in the air... Bulbs are peeking...
18th March 2019
Chances are, if you’ve been walking through Southern heathland on...
18th March 2019
An update on Shifting Sands’ work to save the endangered...
1st March 2019
Web Blog- No Pun intended! #lovespiders “Fallen in love again...”...
26th February 2019
Over the last few months, I've been working with the...
1st February 2019
Since our Back from the Brink project started in summer...
30th January 2019
Chris' sculptural workshops took place last week at a local...
30th January 2019
Given the microscopic scale of many of these Breckland species,...
29th January 2019
Having heard from Sir Sebastian Anstruther about the conservation of...
18th January 2019
Back from the Brink needs YOU! We're looking for 5...
18th January 2019
The Shifting Sands project is based within the 'broken lands'...
17th January 2019
In the heart of a post-industrial landscape, a burnt-out car...
17th January 2019
This time of year is one of the best times...
7th January 2019
Since the middle of last year I’ve been volunteering with...
4th January 2019
As we move from autumn to winter, temperatures drop and...
21st December 2018
Gin lovers rejoice this Christmas! For Juniper, our native aromatic...
14th December 2018
Well, what a year it’s been with our first confirmed...
13th December 2018
Walking in the footsteps of Gilbert White, the Ranscombe Farm...
13th December 2018
Hi, my name is Lydia and I am the Communications...
13th December 2018
I am a mature student studying for a Foundation Degree...
28th November 2018
Moving into the cooler days of Autumn and pulling on...
8th November 2018
This September, the Colour in the Margins Team were joined...
1st November 2018
Ever wondered where the last population of Field Crickets in...
31st October 2018
The heart of Dorset’s heathland is the perfect habitat for...
1st October 2018
“Have you lost something?” It's a question I hear surprisingly...
18th September 2018
With the summer drawing to a close, now seemed like...
14th September 2018
Enhancing Uni Studies and career development with the VWT and...
14th September 2018
It’s been a very busy few months for Limestone’s Living...
8th August 2018
It’s been a whirlwind three months since we wrapped up...
8th August 2018
It’s been almost three months since the Chequered Skipper butterfly...
5th August 2018
The fact is we know next to nothing. Now is...
5th August 2018
There is a nocturnal arms race taking place above our...
3rd August 2018
As part of our Colour in the Margins project, Kew...
20th July 2018
Every seed is different, containing a unique package of genetic...
4th July 2018
I can’t believe it’s already July… Time is flying by...
2nd July 2018
We have an incredible opportunity to get involved with Back...
24th June 2018
Tuesday 19th June saw a large party of us (volunteers)...
21st June 2018
We are now into the Field Cricket monitoring period! Following...
21st June 2018
We have an incredible opportunity for the creatives out there...
18th June 2018
My name is Jamie Wildman and I am a PhD...
15th June 2018
There's loads going on here in the Brecks - we...
11th June 2018
The Back from the Brink Pine Marten project is the...
10th June 2018
At the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) we grow our seedlings...
8th June 2018
As I was travelling down to the Dorset colony area...
4th June 2018
I’ve never seen a Chequered Skipper before. But May was...
30th May 2018
It’s now spring and the Lapwing and Redshank are busy...
15th May 2018
Can I write a short blog on my childhood memories...
14th May 2018
The Chequered Skipper was first recorded in Britain near Bedford...
14th May 2018
The Chequered Skipper Butterfly became extinct in England in 1975,...
14th May 2018
Humans need biodiversity to survive and thrive. Clean water, food,...
10th May 2018
Photographer and picture researcher Ben Andrew joined our Communications Manager,...
10th May 2018
Last month our Communications Manager, James, headed off into the...
9th May 2018
The magnificent Dorset heathlands are really starting to come alive,...
9th May 2018
Well, the Black-tailed Godwits have made their way back to...
9th May 2018
Bat research relies on being able to detect bat calls....
9th May 2018
The case of Prostrate perennial knawel: Bringing one of the...
1st May 2018
It’s one thing having billions of seeds stored safely for...
27th April 2018
April – what a month it’s been! Spring has officially...
29th March 2018
The past few weeks have seen some interesting weather in...
28th March 2018
March has flown by… And what a month! They say...
28th March 2018
I am a student gaining work experience with Yorkshire...
21st March 2018
Early morning frost cladding reduces the gorse and grass tussocks...
16th March 2018
Can Pine Martens ‘control’ Grey Squirrels? There has been a...
14th March 2018
We all know how important light is in order for...
13th March 2018
The length and breadth of England, Back from the Brink...
7th March 2018
As part of the Back from the Brink project, we...
6th March 2018
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is the largest wild seed...
5th March 2018
Beneath the tufted ears of wheat or the stubble-stalks of...
1st March 2018
Well we are 8 months into the project now and...
27th February 2018
Back from the Brink has been full steam ahead since...
18th February 2018
Work has started to help the Lesser Butterfly Orchid at...
14th February 2018
As spring draws nearer, Willow Tits are out and about...
7th February 2018
Wandering through Dorset’s heaths in the blustery winter twilight, when...
11th January 2018
It's a cold November evening in the Cotswolds, the base...
4th January 2018
My interest in orchids started as a teenager, working in...
3rd January 2018
What a first few months we have had on the...
3rd January 2018
Nestled below the wild landscape of Bodmin Moor, sitting among...
3rd January 2018
The first few months have flown by as I’ve been...
21st December 2017
Luckily the Little Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail is able to withstand...
21st December 2017
Did you know that Field Crickets were once reintroduced to...
19th December 2017
We have spent a lot of time in this first...
19th December 2017
It’s been a busy month for the Shifting Sands team....
15th December 2017
Trees improve with age, they say life begins at 40...
12th December 2017
One of the things about bats that really got me...
7th December 2017
Hi everyone, I’m James Harding-Morris, Communications Manager for Back from...
22nd November 2017
Shifting Sands is making progress! Over the last couple of...
21st November 2017
In our last two Willow Tit blogs, we introduced the...
17th November 2017
Hello all. This is just a short paragraph or two...
17th November 2017
Starting this project has been an exciting time for me....
17th November 2017
Having grown up around coastal sand dunes I believe it...
17th November 2017
The start of the Barberry Carpet Project has been a...
17th November 2017
The diggers are out as I write. They’ve started creating...
17th November 2017
Tickling Field Crickets is always a game of patience. This...
17th November 2017
The much anticipated Back from the Brink project has finally...
17th November 2017
These are early days for me as Outreach Officer for...
16th October 2017
In the last few weeks we’ve been getting ready to...
16th October 2017
Fortunate and privileged. This is how I feel to be...
13th October 2017
Having worked in conservation for 10 years in my home...
13th October 2017
I’ve come to see a thatched dwelling in Devon. There...
13th October 2017
From the very start, I feel as if the project...
13th October 2017
Before I started working for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust two years...
13th October 2017
Black-tailed Godwits are beautiful, large, wading birds. In the summer,...