Doxey Marshes
A wetland oasis near the centre of Stafford and one of the county's best bird watching sites.
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A dawn chorus where the nightingales sing again
Brian Eversham, chief executive of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, shares his personal journey of a songbird resurgence.
Is Merlin really a wizard?
Celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day with an early alarm. How many voices can you pick out as the local birdlife sings in the day? It's truly magical experience… With or without Merlin!…
New Volunteers Making a Difference at Doxey Marshes
We recently welcomed a new group of volunteers to Doxey Marshes, our SSSI nature reserve in the town of Stafford. Here Charlie, our Reserves Officer, gives an insight into what they’ve been up to…
Making it count: Nature spotting at Doxey Marshes
Not too long ago I was lucky to host a nature counting event at the beautiful Doxey Marshes, a truly wild place on the outskirts of Stafford’s urban sprawl.
Conservation on Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve Summer 2026
Living Floodplains Manager, Victoria Bunter, explains the conservation which is planned for Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve this summer
Take a Big Wild Walk at Doxey Marshes with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
The county’s largest nature conservation charity is asking people in Stafford to tackle the nature and climate emergency by challenging themselves to a Big Wild Walk this October half-term.
Marshes Hill Common
Marshes Hill Common Local Nature Reserve is all that's left of a once extensive heathland that covered the area. It is now an island of heathland with great views over the surrounding…
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…
Marsh cinquefoil
Look for the deep magenta, star-shaped flowers of Marsh cinquefoil in marshes, bogs, fens and wetlands in the north, west and east of the UK.
Marsh violet
As its name suggests, the Marsh violet likes damp spots, such as marshes, bogs and wet woods. It is a low-growing plant with kidney-shaped leaves and pale lilac flowers.
Stafford Brooks
Stafford Brooks started as a partnership project with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, National Highways, Stafford Borough Council, and The Environment Agency. Working together, this partnership created havens for wildlife to flourish across eight key sites in town. Thanks to funding from National highways, it has improved connectivity between habitats creating a nature recovery network in the county town.
Work in Stafford is continuing thanks to more funding, this time from the Environment Agency, with conservation taking place on Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve in summer 2026.
Work in Stafford is continuing thanks to more funding, this time from the Environment Agency, with conservation taking place on Doxey Marshes Nature Reserve in summer 2026.