Water stick insect
The water stick insect looks just like a mantis. An underwater predator, it uses its front legs to catch its prey. Its tail acts as a kind of 'snorkel', so it can breathe in the water.…
The water stick insect looks just like a mantis. An underwater predator, it uses its front legs to catch its prey. Its tail acts as a kind of 'snorkel', so it can breathe in the water.…
With Britain experiencing a sustained heatwave, our Chief Executive, Brian Eversham, looks at the effect warm summers have on Britain's insect populations.
Insects are everywhere, often overlooked, but playing vital roles in almost every ecosystem. The Wildlife Trusts' Tom Hibbert introduces us to some of the miniature miracle-workers that help…
As well as our own nature reserves we have also been helping improve other sites for wildlife.
Protecting these important and vulnerable sites
Fundamentally important Local Wildlife Sites need protecting from future development - help stop government proposals to remove their protection
Three new County Wildlife Sites have been designated at Blow's Downs in areas of superb land restoration in a mitigation scheme for the Luton Dunstable Busway
Thanks to you, the Government has published a revised version of its National Planning Policy Framework which now includes some reinstated protection for Local Wildlife Sites