Common medium stonefly
As the name suggests, the Common medium stonefly is found in gravelly upland rivers and streams, often on bankside stones and plants. There are 34 species of Stonefly in the UK, which are hard to…
As the name suggests, the Common medium stonefly is found in gravelly upland rivers and streams, often on bankside stones and plants. There are 34 species of Stonefly in the UK, which are hard to…
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Natural England has today published licences for areas that will undertake badger culls in 11 new areas across England including Avon, Cheshire, Cornwall, Staffordshire, Devon, Dorset,…
The government has given permission for badger culls to go ahead in England for another year. This year, badgers are now at risk in Staffordshire and Cumbria, in addition to the existing areas of…
Call for cattle vaccine to be top priority to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis, not badger culling.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust calls for supporters to voice opposition to badger cull.
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
The Wildlife Trusts are aghast that as many as 64,000 badgers could be shot this autumn as the government announces the largest ever seasonal cull. In Cheshire alone licences for killing nearly…
Soft brome is a tall, annual grass of roadside verges, waste ground and meadows, and is a 'weed' of arable land. It has long, grey-green leaves and loosely clustered flower spikes.