What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
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Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
The election results are in! So, what’s next for nature?
Throughout the election campaign, it became clear that people know that our natural world is in crisis and want politicians to make the bold and ambitious commitments to reverse the decline. So…
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust steps up to protect badgers and livestock
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust continues their badger vaccination programme this year as an alternative to culling these native mammals.
The badger cull and bTB
The Wildlife Trusts have opposed the badger cull since it started and believe that it is an ineffective tool in the fight against bovine tuberculosis (bTB). Whilst Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is very conscious of the hardship that Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) causes in the farming community and the need to find the right mechanisms to control the disease. However, we believe that a badger cull is not the answer.
Large white
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
All the family
From grass sledging to pond dipping check out Staffordshire Wildlife Trust's activities for all the family
White admiral
The white admiral is a striking black-and-white butterfly with a delicate flight that includes long glides. It prefers shady woodlands where it feeds on bramble.
Marbled white
The striking black-and-white checks of the marbled white are unmistakeable. Watch out for it alighting on purple flowers, such as field scabious, on chalk and limestone grasslands and along…
Black guillemot
Look out for the black guillemot all year-round at scattered coastal sites in Scotland, England, Wales and the Isle of Man. It tends not to travel far between seasons, breeding and wintering in…
White campion
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.