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Wildlife Trust calls on people to protect Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites across England are set to lose their protected status under the government’s review of planning legislation. People have until 10th May to respond in a consultation about the…
Water quality improvements underway at Hatch Mere
Cheshire Wildlife Trust is working to improve the water quality of Hatch Mere lake.
Hatch Mere butterfly survey - July 2018
This month's butterfly survey results at Hatch Mere Nature Reserve
Hatch Mere butterfly survey - 2019
This yearly summary report covers the 26 week butterfly monitoring period from April 1st 2019 to September 29th 2019 (as determined by the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme managed by Butterfly…
Open letter: Hatch Mere lake - New lease of life for nature in Delamere
Cheshire Wildlife Trust is giving a natural makeover to a key nature reserve in Cheshire in an attempt to get its wildlife back on track.
Field cow-wheat
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Greater water parsnip
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
Bladder campion
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…