Combatting climate and nature emergency
We are in the middle of a climate and nature emergency. Climate change is the biggest threat to wildlife and nature. Learn what the Trust is doing for climate action
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Climate friendly gardening
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own backyard or local greenspace.
Take Climate action for wildlife
The UK is facing a climate and ecological crisis. Climate change is the biggest threat to wildlife and nature. We've seen evidence of this in Staffordshire from destructive floods to raging fires. We work daily to fight against climate change and campaign for climate action but we can't do it alone. We need your help.
The People's Emergency Briefing
Watch this special screening of this eye-opening film and hear how SWT's work is showing that nature can be part of the solution.
Wildlife Trusts’ report outlines radical steps required to help nature adapt to climate change
Roaches fire - credit Rod Kirkpatrick
New handbook for schools and children to act on climate change
The Wildlife Trusts unveil new educational guides for children to learn about how nature can help tackle the climate crisis.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust call on Government to be world leader on climate at COP27 by taking urgent action to restore nature at home
UK Government must increase efforts to protect at least 30% of land and sea by 2030 and strengthen environmental protections
The Wildlife Trusts explore legal challenge to Government decision to allow emergency use of neonicotinoid
The Wildlife Trusts explore legal challenge to Government decision to allow emergency use of neonicotinoid
Emergency authorisation was refused in 2018 – what’s changed?
Things you can do about climate change
Here are six simple and easy things that we can all do to reduce our carbon footprint and make a big difference to the natural world.
Drought and fires; the stark impact of climate change in Staffordshire
Parched landscapes, water scarcity and greenspaces devastated by fires. The summer of 2026 has wreaked havoc on Staffordshire.
Devastating climate impact of using peat in UK horticulture revealed
New analysis by The Wildlife Trusts has calculated the shocking impacts of extracting peat for use in horticulture.
12,000 travel to Westminster for historic natural environment and climate lobby with MPs outside Parliament
School children, farmers, grandparents and surfers were amongst an estimated 12,000 people who today lobbied their MPs for urgent action on nature declines and climate change.