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Conserving Herefordshire’s Ice Age Ponds Project. Invitation to tender for: Ecological Support for the Delivery Stage
Herefordshire Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites: Updating Herefordshire’s Specially Designated Sites
Herefordshire Council are set to join up with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust in reviewing and updating the county’s designated Local Wildlife Sites. This new collaborative programme will fully…
Elder
Elder is an opportunistic shrub of woods, hedges, scrub, waste and cultivated ground. Its flowers and berries are edible, but it's best to gather wild food with an expert - try it at a…
Eider
The eider is a large seaduck, famed for its soft, downy feathers that are not only used by the bird to line and insulate its nest, but also by humans to stuff our quilts and pillows. It nests…
Marden branch meeting - HWT Matters
Monthly meeting and talk on HWT Matters
Midland hawthorn
In May, our hedgerows and woodland edges burst into life as Midland hawthorn erupts with masses of pinky-white blossom. During the autumn, red fruits known as 'haws' appear.
Sites across Herefordshire to be recognised for their wildlife value and distinctive local character
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s A Wilder Herefordshire project has surveyed over 50 ‘Local Wildlife Sites’ that provide particular wildlife habitats for the county’s wildlife.
Upland birch wood
Elegant, airy woodlands of silver-barked birches found across the northern uplands. Often transient in feel, with scattered trees growing over the heathy field layer of the surrounding moorland,…
Sand dunes
Sand dunes are places of constant change and movement. Wander through them on warm summer days for orchids, bees and other wildlife, or experience the forces of nature behind their creation - the…
Upland mixed ash wood
Beautiful displays of flowers spread under the gentle shade of unfurling ash leaves in spring, while in winter the abundant ferns and mosses mean these small, rocky woods retain a watery greenness…