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Worcestershire wildlife: rivers of life

Rating: 2

January 23rd 2012

By Lucy Wood and Phil Smith, water and wetlands officers with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Worcestershire Wildlife

Rating: 3

November 17th 2011

Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy ecologist Nick Button urges you to take a closer look at the roadside verges which provide refuge for Worcestershire wildlife

The birds of Upton Warren

Rating: 2

October 24th 2011

Conservation officer Andy Harris and Phil Andrews, volunteer warden, sing the praises of Upton Warren, a place teeming with winged wonders

Building for a green future

Rating: 3

September 16th 2011

Worcestershire has some fine examples of green development and it’s vital the good work isn’t hampered by new planning laws and financial constraints, says Steve Bloomfield, conservation officer for Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Return of an elusive butterfly

Rating: 2

July 12th 2011

By James Hitchcock, Conservation Officer Central Reserves for Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Animal Magic - Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka

Rating: 3

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July 11th 2011

Flatulent bubble baths, splashes and showers: Karen Bowerman watches a herd of seventy elephants enjoy bath time at Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka...

Animal Magic - Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka

Rating: 3

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July 11th 2011

Flatulent bubble baths, splashes and showers: Karen Bowerman watches a herd of seventy elephants enjoy bath time at Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka...

Knapp & Papermill Reserve

Rating: 3

February 28th 2011

The Knapp and Papermill wildlife reserve is a real treasure trove of fauna and flora including eleven of the country’s seventeen species of bats.

Worcestershire Widlife Trust: A year at Lower Smite

Rating: 2

December 6th 2010

Caroline Corsie looks back on a year of mixed fortunes.

Wildlife - Wild Harvest Begins

Rating: 3

August 13th 2010

Wild birds on their way to Africa are stopping in Worcestershire to re-fuel, reports Caroline Corsie

Wildlife - The Glory of Grasslands

Rating: 2

July 16th 2010

Over 20 per cent of the country’s hay meadows are to be found in Worcestershire, and jolly important they are too, says Caroline Corsie.

Wildlife - From Larks to Lettuce

Rating: 2

June 18th 2010

Caroline Corsie reflects on successes and failures so far this year on the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust Farm at Lower Smite.

Worcestershire wildlife - news from the June farm

Rating: 2

May 21st 2010

Throughout England the majority of land managers have put the final application of fertiliser and sprays on their cereals and grassland, taken the first cut of silage, are waiting for crops to ripen and considering next year’s cropping.

Wildlife - All creatures great and small

Rating: 3

April 20th 2010

As the days lengthen and temperatures go up wildlife becomes more active and there’s plenty to see on the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust Farm says Caroline Corsie.

Wildlife - On the farm at Lower Smite

Rating: 3

March 19th 2010

On the farm at Lower Smite Caroline Corsie is getting to grips with Single Farm Payments while the wildlife gets on with springtime.

Wildlife and Farming - Smite Farm

Rating: 3

February 17th 2010

With a whiff of spring in the air Caroline Corsie looks back at the farm diaries and discovers some very unusual produce on sale: lapwing eggs.