Invasive Species Week: 22nd to 28th June 2026
Invasive Species Week is here—and it’s a chance for all of us to help protect our local wildlife. Led by the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat, this annual campaign raises awareness of invasive…
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Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
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Shoresearch rocky shore survey - October 2022
October saw us out on shore together in three group surveys, attending a rafting bivalves workshop with Anna Holmes from the National Museum of Wales and doing our own self-led Timed Species…
‘From here to maternity!’
New maternity roost for Lesser horseshoe bats confirmed at Gwaith Powdwr nature reserve, the former explosives factory near Penrhyndeudraeth, for the first time in 20 years.
Wetland wonders at Corsydd Calon Môn
Our Corsydd Calon Môn project commissioned artist Elly Strigner to work with local communities to produce some beautiful illustrations that capture the richness of these wonderful places. The…
My thermostat
As the Chat Moss Project Officer for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Elspeth is helping to restore the wild peatland landscape that has been drained for over 200 years. The area lies within five miles…
My water filter
Duncan helps to manage the pockets of peatland at Bell Crag Flow, near Newcastle. The ancient landscapes that he works on are around 10,000 years old. These sites are great for wildlife but they…
Shoresearch rocky shore surveys - July 2022
We had three more shore visits in July ahead of the school holiday rush and just leaking into the heatwave hitting the UK. These heatwaves are caused by Climate Change a massive global challenge,…
A diverse community of volunteers working as one to support nature in the face of climate change
Since 2021, we’ve been working with Asylum Link Merseyside, a Liverpool-based organisation dedicated to helping asylum seekers and refugees. Sarah. our Tree Nursery Development Officer, tells how…
My jump leads
Ann and her husband nurture and cultivate specialist sphagnum mosses and vascular plants like bog cranberry for a community area of the moss: they’re kickstarting the vegetation growth on Little…
From compost heaps to garden ponds: grass snakes uncovered
When you picture a British snake, the image that pops into your mind might be a greenish grass snake and for good reason. As the UK’s most widespread and commonly spotted snake, it’s something of…
Shoresearch rocky shore surveys - August 2022
With our shores being busy with tourism and the tides being low early doors and evening, we’ve managed to get some Shoresearch surveys in for August, by heading out early and late. Thanks to keen…
Alison - from "poking around" to creating a masterpiece
Alison has been Shoresearch volunteering for 3.5 years and has used her learning on shore to create and lead others to create an amazing fabric rocky shore, brimming with felt, embroidered,…