Lakes
Lakes come in many forms: some are splendid and clear, while others are more reminiscent of a murky swamp. Each lake is strongly influenced by the underlying lakebed and the surrounding landscape…
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Croxall Lakes
Previously quarried for sand and gravel, Croxall Lakes now provides a home for a wide range of wintering and breeding birds
Pike
Famously predatory, the long, slender pike will lurk among the vegetation of a river or lake, bursting out with ferocious speed to catch its prey. Look out for it across the UK.
My family time
Siti and Amin love visiting Stocker’s Lake for a walk at the weekend. It’s just 15 minutes from where they live in Rickmansworth. The great outdoors is right on your doorstep.
My experiment
Simon has been restoring Wild Meadows for three years. By planting trees, digging a lake and sowing meadows, he is showing how quickly wildlife like otters, badgers and tawny owls can return, and…
Kingfisher cafe
Our stunning Kingfisher Café at our Wolseley Centre HQ, near Rugeley, has beautiful views over the lake, with plentiful outdoor seating to enrich the visitor experience. The café sells a range of fresh and delicious home-made hot meals, specials of the day, sandwiches and paninis, yummy cakes and a range of hot and cold drinks, including ethically sourced coffee and tea.
Hales Hall Pool
A small site with an impressively large man made lake offering great wildlife spotting opportunities.
River goddess statue unveiled to celebrate site’s history
A stone statue has been unveiled at Croxall Lakes nature reserve by the Transforming the Trent Valley (TTTV) team to inspire curiosity about the site’s history.
My retirement
Malcolm loves volunteering every week at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve where he indulges in his passion for wildlife, keeps active and meets with friends.
The Wolseley Centre Nature Reserve
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’s HQ, The Wolseley Centre, is one of the county’s hidden gems and it's completely free to visit – so why not make a date in your diary to come and see us this…
Emperor dragonfly
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits.
Scaup
This dashing diving duck is a winter visitor to the UK's seas, coastal lakes and occasionally inland water bodies.