Red ant
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
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Black garden ant
The black garden ant is the familiar and abundant small ant that lives in gardens, but also turns up indoors searching for sugary food. In summer, winged adults, or 'flying ants', swarm…
Southern wood ant
The most common wood ant is the southern wood Ant, or 'red wood ant', which is found in England and Wales. An aggressive predator, it plays a vital pest control role in our woodlands.…
Wild Live Conference
I first heard of the Wild Live conference during one of the forum’s winter socials. To be honest, I was already sold on the idea because I would have a free pass to take part in a Q&A and…
Narrow-headed ant
A very rare ant, once found on heathland across southern England but now restricted to Scotland and Devon. It constructs distinctive thatched nests in open areas at the edges of scrub, and forages…
Hundreds of trees planted to expand popular green burial site
As green burials become more popular in the UK, a wildlife focused resting place in Cambridgeshire is expanding to meet demand
Yellow meadow ant
The yellow meadow ant is known for creating anthills in grassland habitats. It has a close relationship with the chalkhill blue butterfly - protecting the larvae in return for a sugary substance…
Luton Chalk Sites
As well as our own nature reserves we have also been helping improve other sites for wildlife.
Top Sites
Our recommended nature reserves
Brownfield vs. Greenfield Sites
People often suggest that development should be built on ‘brownfield sites’ and not encroach on ‘greenfield sites’. But it’s more complicated than it seems.
What are Local Wildlife Sites?
Protecting these important and vulnerable sites
Local Wildlife Sites
Learn more about our work with these valuable areas of land for wildlife that have no legal protection