Guest blog by Nicola Lynes
Here at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the majority of our full time people engagement team staff are Forest School trained and we find that the Forest School Ethos and its approach to learning in…
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The Time is Now - Stephen Turner blog
Our Finance Manager, Stephen Turner, was one of the thousands of people who travelled to London on Wednesday for The Time is Now March.
In his blog, he gives a flavour of what it was like…
Trust welcomes news HS2 work will not take place in spring
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has welcomed news that work to clear an ancient woodland near Lichfield will not begin this spring – a vital time for wildlife – following a review by HS2 Ltd.
Forest School blog October 2019: The Wonderful world of Fungi
Blog by Duncan Coleman
So, I attempted to keep the blog going this earlier this year, With a target of one post a week. But I failed miserably very early on due to my workload, so many level…
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Grey partridge
The grey partridge is an attractive bird that prefers the ground to pear trees! Found on farmland and grassland, it is under threat from loss of habitat.
It is all about delivery - Duncan Coleman Forest School blog
So, it’s been a long time since the last blog post and for this I apologise. We have been so busy with all the Forest School Level 3 course delivery this year, particularly with our Stoke based “…
Forest School blog post by Duncan Coleman - February 2019
As well as regular delivery of Forest School at Weston Road Academy in Stafford and through Strong Roots, Better Futures programme in Stoke, with the start of February, our busy spring and summer…
Red-legged partridge
A plump gamebird, the red-legged partridge is an introduced species that seems to have settled here with little problem. It can be spotted in its favoured open scrub and farmland habitats.
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Celery-leaved buttercup
Look out for the small, yellow flowers of Celery-leaved buttercup in wet meadows and at the edges of ponds and ditches. It flowers from May to September.
Common milkwort
The dark-blue flowers of Common milkwort pepper our grasslands from May to September. It can also appear in pink and white forms.