Walk out of your front door. How long before you reach a green space alive with birdsong, or feel you can breathe clean air? For millions in the UK, the answer is far too long.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is making its way through Lords committee stage. Whilst many parliamentarians are making the case to retain strong nature protections, a handful continue to…

This pursuit of cheap deregulation headlines is getting exhausting, writes The Wildlife Trusts' Chief Executive Craig Bennett...

The time it can take to build out developments granted planning permission is too long. The Wildlife Trusts’ head of land use planning, Becky Pullinger, discusses why.

The planning system matters for nature. 11 March 2025 saw the UK Government publish a Planning and Infrastructure Bill. But does it go far enough for nature? The Wildlife Trusts' Head of Land…

For many birdwatchers, autumn is the most exciting time of year. But what are they so excited about?

Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…

Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces the four species of mice you can see in the UK.

Insect expert Ben Keywood from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust takes a closer look at craneflies.

Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.