UK Biodiversity Indicators 2018 (DEFRA)
Enhancing biodiversity
Research shows that statutory protection of wildlife sites increases biodiversity but we can find no evidence that development on greenfield sites can enhance biodiversity.
Biodiversity
“It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for – the whole thing – rather than just one or two stars.” David Attenborough Flora Fauna Fungi Full Species Lists
Update: damage done in Village Green by a child’s motorbike.
On the ninth day
On the ninth day of Christmas let’s consider the future…
On the second day of Christmas
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…
PROJECTS PROGRAMME
Our annual report by Ian Bushell
Marsh fritillary
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is trying to buy 44 acres of habitat.
Mink
The Lambrok otters are protecting the stream from the invasive American mink.
More about Lambrok Stream’s otters.
Otter in Lambrok Stream
we have been sent video of an otter hunting in Southwick Court’s moat.
Our native amphibians often hibernate in gardens.
Protecting the park
The park is home to species protected by the UK BAP, which will end this year.
A woolly bear in the Heritage Orchard!
A missed opportunity?
Wiltshire should not miss the opportunity to lead the way in developing a local Nature Recovery Network.
There are molehills in The Arboretum.
Planning Application 18/10035/OUT
Planning application 18/10035/OUT is confusing us.
Summer Branch Drop
Summer Branch Drop Syndrome.
Inonotus hispidus
The shaggy bracket fungus has grown enormous.
The government is rushing through changes to planning legislation.
Microplastics
Microplastics are polluting our soils.
Send us pictures of things you find in the park and around Trowbridge and we will try to help you identify them.
WHSAP Recap
Time to review the long delayed applications to build on the WHSAP sites that abut Lambrok Stream.
More about toads
Common toads are a priority species in the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework. Let’s take a closer look,
The Environment Bill 2020
The Environment Bill is lost in a legislative logjam somewhere in the corridors of power.
