Highgate Common
An ancient lowland heath buzzing with rare wildlife
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100 Metres of Hedgerow at Highgate Common
Partnership work with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and CPRE Staffordshire, the countryside charity, sees a 100 metres of new hedge laid at Highgate Common Nature Reserve.
Family events
Find out more about our exciting events programme for families
Volunteer Practical Conservation - Highgate Common Work Party
To help conserve Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’s Nature Reserve, Highgate Common, and meet biodiversity targets through practical conservation tasks.
Sessions take place every Tuesday,…
Common cotton-grass
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
Family events programme to resume this May half-term
Staffordshire’s largest nature conservation charity is set to resume its family events across the county.
Local Groups - events/meetings cancelled due to Coronavirus
As a result of the coronavirus and Government advice, a number of our Local Group events have been cancelled or postponed.
Find out more below
Events and filming on our Nature Reserves
We get many enquiries from people wanting to use our land for various activities throughout the year. Whilst we try to be as supportive as possible there are sometimes reasons that we cannot give permission.
Common skate
Despite its name, the "common" skate is not so common anymore. In fact, they are Critically Endangered.
Common octopus
The common octopus is a highly intelligent, active predator. It even has a secret weapon - special glands produce a venom that it uses to incapacitate its prey!
Common seal
The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than grey seals!
Common juniper
A sprawling, spiny evergreen, Common juniper is famous for its traditional role in gin-making. Once common on downland, moorland and coastal heathland, it is now much rarer due to habitat loss.…