Strawberry Hill has a great variety of flora one which is developing rapidly. Chantelle Warriner (Reserves Officer) gives an update on the flora found at Strawberry Hill. Read more here 👇wildlifebcn.org/blog/focus-flo… To donate to our appeal head here 👇wildlifebcn.org/strawberryhill…

💜The heather is still in flower at Cooper's Hill reserve in Beds. 🌏It is a SSSI, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and sits on the Greensand Ridge, a geological feature stretching from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay in south Cambs. 📸Chloe Beds Reserves Officer

Holidays are nearly over but there's still time to get wild! Bring your little wild ones to Cambourne Nature Reserve tomorrow to build a shelter, hunt for bugs, create natural art, or climb a tree with our nature expert Becca Badger. 10am-midday. wildlifebcn.org/events/2024-08…

Please note the car park at Waresley Wood will be closed today as we carry out hedgecutting. There are also ongoing ride closures in the wood as contractors carry out work. Get updates on reserve access at wildlifebcn.org/explore/reserv…

You can always find new species if you look. After a talk at Granta Park in Cambridge Iain Webb spotted this mystery sawfly - it turned out to be a maple swordtail. They arrived in the UK in the 80s and choose ailing sycamores to bore into. Have you seen a new species lately?

Kes was assisting our Lilbourne Meadows Manager Jane at Pegsdon Hills in Beds trying to prevent flystrike on the sheep by moving them around she ended up getting covered in agrimony seeds. 🐶🐾🐏 Jane spent the evening combing Kes - don't worry she is absolutely fine💚 📸Jane

The nights are getting longer - time to spot some nocturnal wildlife!🦉🦇🌙 Join Becca Badger for a walk after dark to spot bats, owls, moths and more. Book for Cambourne wildlifebcn.org/events/2024-09… Book for Waresley wildlifebcn.org/events/2024-09…

📸Here is another of our winners from the 2024 photo comp. 🌳A carrion crow in silhouette at the sun goes down at Pitsford Water by Matt Cottrell. The 2024 competition is sponsored by OM SYSTEM Cameras in assoc. with corporate members Campkins Cameras supported by opticron (@[email protected])

We had a wonderful time with the Little Miracles group at our Paxton Pits Environmental Education Centre this week. Such enthusiastic youngsters! We know that some of the families are already building mini-ponds in their gardens to help wildlife. Thank you for visiting! 🐸🐞🦋🦔

Please note Waresley and Gransden Wood is now closed for three weeks for essential woodland management work by contractors. Please do not try to enter the wood, our priority is the safety of the public and our staff. Thank you for your patience.

🦋Lisa our Northants conservation officer based at Lings finished work to find a Yellow-legged clearwing on her car last week. ⁉️This is a female which you can tell from the yellow anal tufts (not a phrase she gets to use very often!) 👀Have you ever seen one?

📸Here is another one of our winners from the 2024 photography competition. 🌳A Brown hare in a meadow by Kevin Pigney. The 2024 competition is sponsored by OM SYSTEM Cameras in assoc. with corporate members Campkins Cameras supported by Opticron

In their latest column, The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants discuss the visit of BBC Countryfile to Great Fen, plus updates on their reserves and details of bat safaris on the River Cam shorturl.at/cmccc cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/countryfi…

⚠️Job alert! - Reserves officer in Northants. ❓To assist with the day-to-day running of nature reserves in Northants, through practical work management, planning & monitoring & more. For further info & how to apply head here 👇wildlifebcn.org/jobs/reserves-…

Some of the Osprey images have taken at Summerleys Nature reserve The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants Northants BTO #northantbird

We've been given a present! This huge wasps nest was discovered in a home recently and has been donated to us so we can use it to show youngsters how awesome wasps are. We're struggling to find a shelf big enough though...

📣Job alert! - Corporate Partnerships Officer Support our ambitious plans to expand corporate funding by nurturing & developing relationships with local businesses plus more... For further info & how to apply head here 👇wildlifebcn.org/jobs/corporate…

What will your Will do? By including a gift to us your Will could: 🌍 inspire others to take action for nature 🌍support the recovery of our rarest species … and much more! Visit wildlifebcn.org/legacies to find out more, and claim via Octopus Legacy today.