It’s Nature Friendly Farming week and a moment to register the huge importance of a nature transition in farming. It’s critical for our climate, water and food. Vicki Hird looks at the facts, as well ...

Supporting nature can help address many climate change challenges, and the time to act is now. Today, the Climate Change ...

How does nature conservation in the UK make a difference to global conservation efforts? Leigh Morris, Director of ...

Generally found as part of lowland farms or nature reserves, these small, flower-rich fields are at their best in midsummer when the plethora of flowers and insects is a delight. Tiny reminders of the ...

What is insurance, why do you need it and how do you get it? This is not formal insurance advice. It helps you, staff, and volunteers if something goes wrong. It helps the public if something goes ...

Information about types of bank accounts for community groups. You need one to get money or grants. This tells you what you need to open one. You’ll need a bank account if your group’s applying for ...

Liability means that you are responsible for something or someone. If someone on your project, or visiting your project, gets hurt, are you going to be blamed? When you organise an activity, start ...

Lowland mixed oak and ash woods include the iconic bluebell woods so central to our notion of British woodland. Mostly quite small and bounded by ancient banks, they are full of history. At their most ...

These are the atmospheric oak woods of the Celtic upland fringes, where the mild, moist oceanic climate allows luxurious mats of mosses to carpet the rocky ground and creep up gnarled trunks, while ...

Soaring beech trunks and a feeling of spaciousness mean that these woods have often been likened to cathedrals. Dense shade means that little grows on the thick layer of fallen leaves underfoot, but ...

Enchanter's nightshade is a hairy plant, with rounded leaves that taper to a fine tip, and clusters of small, pinky-white flowers in summer. Enchanter's nightshade is hairy plant that is actually a ...

Money raised from our adoption schemes goes to helping precious local wildlife conservation work, such as managing nature reserves or creating new habitats. They also make the perfect gift for a ...