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    Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is the largest membership-based wildlife organisation in the county, dedicated to inspiring people about wildlife, acting as a wildlife champion and creating wildlife havens. 

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  • What we do
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    View through Wessington Pasture nature reserve and beyond

    Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is working with partners across the county and beyond to recover our landscapes for wildlife.
    From supporting farmers to help nature, advising local community groups on their green spaces or restoring habitat features like ponds and orchards, we're doing all we can to restore nature.

    • Nature Reserves
    • Landscape Recovery
      • Wilder Hereford
      • Recovering our Rivers
      • Wilder Marches
      • Severn Treescapes
      • Local Wildlife Sites
      • Verging on Wild
      • Ice Age Ponds
        • Ice Age Ponds: History & Geology
        • The Wildlife of Ice Age Ponds
        • Ice Age Ponds: Get Involved!
        • Training events & resources
        • Visit an Ice Age Pond
        • Visit the Ice Age Landscape of North West Herefordshire
        • Family activities for Ice Age explorers
        • Herefordshire Museum Exhibition
        • Ice Age Geocache trail
        • Ice Age Ponds: Information for farmers and landowners
        • Newsletters & Blogs
      • Herefordshire's Orchards
    • Species Recovery
      • Recovering floodplain plants on Lugg Meadows
      • The Herefordshire Curlew Project
      • Black Poplars
      • Pine Martens in Herefordshire
      • Herefordshire Bat Atlas
      • Swifts, swallows and martins
      • Ash Dieback
      • Go Toads! - Bodenham Toad Patrol
    • Consultancy Services
  • Wildlife
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    Discover more about Herefordshire's wildlife from the toads of Bodenham Lake to the snake's head fritillaries of Lugg Meadow

    • Submit a wildlife sighting
    • Species Explorer
    • Habitat Explorer
    • Wildlife Factsheets
    • Wildlife Rescue
  • Visit
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    • Nature Reserves
    • Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum
    • Wild Walks
    • Visiting our Nature Reserves with dogs
    • Where to see wildlife in spring
      • Where to hear the dawn chorus
      • Where to hear woodpeckers drumming
      • Where to see bluebells
      • Where to see orchards in blossom
      • Where to see wild daffodils
      • Where to see woodland wildflowers
    • Where to see wildlife in summer
      • Where to see orchids
      • Where to see summer butterflies
      • Where to see wildflower meadows
      • Where to see dragonflies and damselflies
    • Where to see wildlife in autumn
      • Where to see autumn colour
      • Where to see nature's autumn larder
      • Where to see waxcaps and grassland fungi
      • Where to visit as a family
      • Where to see fieldfares and redwings
    • Where to see wildlife in winter
      • Five Christmassy Animals
      • Five Christmassy Plants
      • Five Winter Walks
  • Events
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    Discover events and activities happening across Herefordshire for yourself, your family and friends.

    • Events & Activities for Adults
    • Events & Activities for Children & Families
    • Events & Activities suitable for All
    • Local Branch Events
    • Workshops & Courses
  • Shop
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    Herefordshire Wildlife Trust has two charity shops, in Hereford and Ledbury, a gift shop at Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum and an online shop stocked full with books and gifts.

    • Woodland Products & Firewood
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      • Things to do at home
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      • Wildwood Birthday Parties
    • For 16 - 25 year olds
    • For Businesses
    • For Schools
      • School Membership
      • School visits to Queenswood
    • Campaigning
      • Recovering our Rivers: Take Action
        • Citizen science opportunities
        • Practical activities
        • Responsible river use
        • Campaigning
        • Support river-friendly food
        • Actions for children
      • Defend Nature Postcard Campaign
      • Say No to Neonics
      • Action for Insects
      • Planning Queries
    • Wildlife Gardening
    • Wilder Hereford
    • 30 Days Wild
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    • Fundraise
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    • Adopt an animal
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Actions

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How to make a bee hotel

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How to make a log shelter

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How to start a wildlife garden from scratch

How to grow a vegetable garden for wildlife

How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden

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How to attract butterflies to your garden

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How to create a vertical garden

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Grow wildlife-friendly herbs

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How to make a hedge for wildlife

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How to attract moths and bats to your garden

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How to make a seed bomb

How to make a bug mansion

How to build a bug mansion

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How to make a woodland edge garden for wildlife

How to make a bog garden

How to make a bog garden

How to do companion planting

How to do companion planting

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How to help wildlife at school

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How to help wildlife at work

Build a pond

How to create a mini pond

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