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Grants Officer
Could you bring the work of the Wildlife Trust to life in compelling and persuasive funding applications? We’re looking for someone with excellent writing skills, attention to detail, and…
Ditchling Beacon
Enjoy panoramic views of the Weald from this Iron Age hillfort site of chalk grassland and scrub
Dundon Beacon
A mosaic of flower rich calcareous grassland, scrub and ancient oak woodland on an isolated hill capped with an Iron Age fort with views across the Somerset Levels and Moors.
Beacon Hill Conservation Park
An extensive network of habitats of significant wildlife value including scrub, woodland, hedgerows and grassland.
£1.2m National Lottery grant to protect UK’s red squirrels
A unique new project to secure the future of the native nutkin in the UK is set to receive £1.2million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
Giant puffball
This football-sized fungus can be seen in autumn, sometimes growing on grass verges.
Giant goby
One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.
Marram grass
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
Grass snake
The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too.
Giant hogweed
As its name suggests, giant hogweed it a large umbellifer with distinctively ridged, hollow stems. An introduced species, it is an invasive weed of riverbanks, where it prevents native species…
Giant horntail
With yellow-and-black bands, the giant horntail looks like a large wasp, but is harmless to us. The female uses her long, stinger-like ovipositor to lay eggs in pine trees, where the larvae then…