Is it a bird? Is it a moth? No, its a hummingbird hawkmoth!

Cheshire gardeners could be forgiven for thinking they’ve walked out of their patio doors and into a tropical rainforest thanks to an unusual foreign visitor.

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Picture perfect

Huge thanks go to Mike Batty, who has donated a disk full of beautiful wildlife images to Cheshire Wildlife Trust for Royalty-free use.

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Help us build a living hotel

CWT’s Living Landscapes Officer Elise Hall will be promoting the Living Landscapes Project at Huw Rowland’s Open Farm event (The Grange, Mickle Trafford) on Sunday 13th June, and is on the lookout for suitable items to build a ‘bug hotel’

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Bank of America dig deep at Bickley Hall

A team of volunteers from Bank of America recently swapped their work wear for muddy boots and spades to help out the Trust.

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Searching for green heroes

The Northwest Business Environment Awards 2010 is open for entries. Now in its eighth successive year, the Northwest Business Environment Awards is searching for the green business heroes of 2010 across companies both large and small, including entrepreneurs and new start-ups. Deadline for entries to the Northwest Business Environment Awards 2010 is May 14th 2010. [...]

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Public urged to tell politicians: We care about wildlife

Conservationists are urging the public to help stop further wildlife loss by encouraging their local MPs and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates to sign a new “Wildlife Pledge”, to do all they can to stop and reverse wildlife decline.

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Wirral Shore Searchers Required

Do you have time to take a walk on the beach around once a month to record marine wildlife? If so the Wirral wildlife trust marine volunteers need you.

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New Ferry Butterfly Park Workday

Stout footwear and waterproofs are recommended and volunteers should bring a packed lunch if they are staying for the whole day.

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The Wildlife Trusts call for White Paper on Nature

Leaders of the three main political parties will today receive a letter from The Wildlife Trusts – urging them to introduce a White Paper on nature and ecological restoration in their manifestoes.

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Peat-free Compost Campaign Continues

The Wildlife Trusts welcomed the announcement from Rt Hon Hilary Benn this month that the Government is calling for a phase-out of peat in compost material by 2020, but have warned that even greater urgency is needed if we are to restore and manage our peatlands effectively.

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