Blog reports from two Wildlife Trust Trainee Ecologists

This blog is written by Bonnie Waycott, a first-time intertidal survey volunteer, and provides a beautifully vivid account of her day at Keyhaven.

In today's blog, Trainee Ecologist Sofie Borek talks about the importance of wild patches and how easy it is to help our insects.

Farlington Marshes Nature Reserve has an uncertain future. This blog highlights the amazing wildlife that calls this nature reserve home, the history of Farlington, why the site is at risk and why…

Sadly, they are not - but if you volunteer, you can dive into their mythical realm and feel a little magic of your own. This blog is written by Nicky Thomas, a long-standing Trust volunteer who…

Some of the most fascinating inhabitants of gardens are greatly overlooked and rather unpopular. In today's blog Josh Phangurha, one of our Trainee Ecologists, talks about creating a spider-…

Some of the most fascinating species are often greatly overlooked and are rather unpopular. In today's blog Trainee Ecologist, Josh Phangurha, talks about some of the reasons why our eight…

With so few chalk streams in the world, it's crucial that we keep them in good condition. But in trying to care for them, could we do more harm than good? In this guest blog, Andy Thomas from…

This year we are celebrating an amazing 25 years of Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve. In this blog Di Smith looks back over the last 25 years, giving us an incredible insight into the site's…

With the summer holidays over and the brief lull in group visits that always follows while the Southeast's children all settle back into school and uniformed groups back into their packs and…

From April to September 2025, our partnership with Abri continued to build momentum across the Mansbridge estate, rounding off a productive first year for the project.
This six‑month period…