Connecting Cannock Chase: Restoring a heathland corridor
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has been looking after the heathland corridor for a year now, but what have we been doing?
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Heathland and moorland
These wild, open landscapes stretch over large areas and are most often found in uplands. Although slow to awaken in spring, by late summer heathland can be an eye-catching purple haze of heather…
Helpful heathlands
Ancient unploughed heathland soils are great at locking in carbon. Sadly, around 85% of heathland has been lost over the past 150 years
New residents mooving in at Cannock Chase heathland corridor
A herd of cattle will soon graze an area of heathland on Cannock Chase as part of wildlife charity’s efforts to bring back wildlife.
Natural Flood Management
Natural flood management (NFM) uses natural processes to help reduce the risk of flooding to people, properties and infrastructure.
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…
Funding will help with Natural Flood Management across Staffordshire
Farmers and landowners are being given the chance to take control of water management on their land after a project by the largest nature conservation charity in Staffordshire was awarded a total…
Heavenly heathlands and why they’re habitat heroes
Join our assistant ranger Tom as he undercovers why heathlands are so important for our wildlife and we're sure you’ll agree that we’re super lucky to have these rare fragments remaining in…
Meet our new Senior Land Management Officer Mark Preece
Mark Preece previously worked for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and has joined the Trust to continue to care for the 11 sites that transferred to our land management late in 2022.
Trust secures grant for Environment Land Management scheme
The county’s largest nature conservation charity has secured £72,000 of funding to carry out an innovative project to protect and enhance the environment by engaging with local landowners.
What we do
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has been working to protect the wildlife and wild places where you live for over 50 years. We are the county's leading nature conservation charity. Find out more about what we do and join us in looking after Staffordshire's wildlife and wild places.
What is a Nudibranch?
Nudibranchs, also known as sea slugs, are much like their land-based relatives that you may spot in your garden. But, unlike your regular garden slug, the nudibranch can incorporate the stinging…