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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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    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.

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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

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Species

Waterfowl

A drake red-crested pochard swimming. It's a striking duck with a black breast, brown back and head, fiery orange crown and bright coral red beak.

Red-crested pochard

A male long-tailed duck drifting in front of the stone wall of a harbour

Long-tailed duck

Egyptian goose

Egyptian goose

Smew (male)

Smew

Drake garganey

Garganey

Shelduck

Shelduck

Mallard

Mallard

Gadwall

Gadwall

A drake pintail swimming across a glassy lake, leaving ripples in its wake

Pintail

Mute Swan

Mute swan

Shoveler

Shoveler

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's swan

A pair of wigeon stand on a muddy shore

Wigeon

Whooper Swan

Whooper swan

Teal

Teal

A greylag goose swimming, reflected in the water

Greylag goose

Pochard

Pochard

White-fronted Goose

White-fronted goose

Tufted Duck

Tufted duck

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed goose

Goldeneye

Goldeneye

A flock of Canada geese standing on a frozen lake on a misty morning

Canada goose

Goosander female

Goosander

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle goose

Red-breasted Merganser female

Red-breasted merganser

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin duck

Eider

Eider

Common scoter female

Common scoter

Two dark-bellied brent geese standing in a pool of water

Brent goose

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