Wetlands
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…
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Five Amazing Things About Wetlands
Toby Fountain shares five amazing things about wetlands for World Wetlands Day
Five wetlands to visit in Herefordshire
Winter is a marvellous time in our wetlands as migrant birds leave their breeding grounds across Northern Europe and Russia to seek our milder climate in the UK. Ducks, swans and geese are joined…
Celebrating wetlands – where land meets water
We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is…
Wetland park proposal for Essex Arms site
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust's proposal to create a new wetland nature reserve alongside the link road in Hereford, on the site of the old Essex Arms.
New wetland nature reserve in the Lugg Valley
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust to create a fantastic new wetland nature reserve linking wildlife habitats along the Lugg Valley.
Wetland Reserve Proposal for Hereford City
A new nature reserve in the heart of Hereford City?
Bodenham Lake: Lugg Wetland Gem - delivering the nutrient management plan
Bodenham Lake: Lugg Wetland Gem. A project to restore habitats at Bodenham Lake nature reserve which ran from 2018 - 2020.
Creating wetland within the lower Lugg Valley
Local landowner, Tom Jay, was inspired to look at how he could help reduce the risk of flooding in his local community after the floods of February 2020.
Verging on Wild
Verging on Wild is a group of volunteers working to improve biodiversity on our roadside verges.
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust starts work to create a new wetland for wildlife
Major landscaping work has begun this month at Oak Tree Farm nature reserve in the Lugg Valley to create a wildlife-friendly wetland with pools, wet grassland and reedbeds.
Wild cherry
The mass of white, frothy blossom on a wild cherry is a sight to behold. Planted as an ornamental tree, it also grows wild in woods and hedges. Its red fruits are the edible cherries we know and…