Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Don't forget the clocks go back tonight! 🍂🦉 We wouldn't blame you for wanting to spend the extra hour in bed 😴 but if you do get up, you could use the time as a chance to get outside, enjoy the autumn colours and spot some wildlife 🔎🪱🍄

Great news 👏 Thanks to the hard work of residents & organisations, overwhelming evidence was presented to Wyre Forest District Council & Cabinet voted unanimously to retain Burlish Country Park in Council ownership. THANK YOU to everyone who supported wildlife through the consultation process 🙏💚

Reserve closure update ❗️ Major engineering works have taken place and the stabilisation of the bank needs time to settle and be fenced off. Therefore, #TheKnappAndPapermill nature reserve will remain closed until Friday 30 October. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Our colleague Ellie had a common darter join her for lunch earlier this week. Keep a look out for them hovering around waterbodies as late as November 🪽💙

Springtails are amazing! Did you know that they are one of the most abundant animal groups and there are believed to be up to 100,000 living in each cubic metre of top soil? That's a whole hidden world of micro-life working away beneath our feet in the undergrowth 🪲🪱🐌

A beautiful clouded yellow spotted on some late flowering knapweed at one of our nature reserves last week. It's been a great year for these vibrant butterflies - have you seen one? 💛

Thank you to everyone who responded to Wyre Forest District Council's proposed disposal of part of Burlish Meadows. A new report has been published by the Council recommending that the planned disposal should not proceed. Find out more at www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/proposed-sal...

Will you spot a hibernating herald moth this autumn and winter? They seek out dark caves, tunnels and other hidden places to spend the colder months. Wendy even spotted herald moths hanging out with cave spiders!🕸️ Find out more👉🏼 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/seasona...

Come with us for a bat box check in our latest podcast episode! Host Lee joins volunteers from the Worcestershire Bat Group at The Knapp and Papermill nature reserve 🦇🌿🌳 Listen on 👂🏼 Spotify bit.ly/WWTPodEp16 Website bit.ly/WWTPodEp16Web YouTube bit.ly/WWTPodEp16YT Apple apple.co/3TBzMsA

What are ewe looking at?! 🐏🌿 Conservation grazing is really important for our meadows. We use a selection of livestock such as sheep, cows and sometimes horses to graze unwanted vigorous grasses which would normally out compete wildflowers if left unmanaged. 💚🌼

Have you ever spotted a southern green shieldbug nymph? 🪲🌻 They appear to have had a good summer and are spreading north and west from their southern England stronghold. Submit your sightings via www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/wildlife-sig...

The final butterflies of the year are still hanging on 🦋 Tattered wings can tell a story of their long or hard life - they might be old, they might have snagged them on thorns or they might have escaped a bird’s beak. Despite missing parts of their wings, butterflies can still keep on flying. 💛

Feeling tempted to give your garden a tidy by deadheading some plants? This is your reminder to leave the seedheads for pollinators and birds to enjoy 🌻🐝 🎥 Julie Grainger

Sound on for the cutest snores 🥰🐭 We have dormouse boxes at several of our #naturereserves that we monitor to keep track of how our dormouse populations are doing. Sometimes we come across them have a good old snooze! 😴 #DormouseWeek 🎥 Ellie Watton

Everyone deserves nature close to home 💚 The The Wildlife Trusts have released a new paper that proposes solutions to help people access nature. Find out more via bit.ly/AccessToNatu... #AccessToNature #NatureForAll

Cattle aren't the only ones making use of this water trough! Amazing to see this buzzard enjoying a drink captured on our trailcam at #TheWorcestershireSandlands 😄💙 #SavingWorcestershiresHeathlands #NationalLottery #HeritageFund

Wasp spiders have arrived in #Worcestershire 🕷️🤩 They’ve been spotted at a few sites in the southeast of the county and they’ve even been spotted in a garden in west Worcestershire. If you spot one, take a photo and upload it via www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/wildlife-sig...

We're nearly there! 🌳💚 We've raised over £889,000 of our £958,000 target - can you help us raise the remaining £69,000 to allow us to double the size of #TrenchWood nature reserve? Make a donation via bit.ly/ExpandingTre... #MoreWoodlandForWildlife

Our #volunteers were delighted to be able to watch a female brown hairstreak laying her eggs on blackthorn last week…looking forward to seeing more adults in 2027 🦋😍

Update❗ Due to contractor delays, work will now commence one week later and the nature reserve will be closed from Monday 21 September - Friday 23 October. Thank you for your understanding.

Did you know there are early-season bees and late-season bees? Late-season bees like these ivy bees - so named because they collect ivy pollen to feed their youngsters - have been out for the past week or two 🐝🍂 We’d love to know if you spot one www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/wildlife-sig...

❗️ There will be management work taking place around Amy's Marsh and North Moors hide at #UptonWarren tomorrow between 8:30am and 4pm. We apologise for any disturbance.

Have you ever spotted something unusual looking on an acorn? It's probably a knopper gall, formed when female knopper gall wasps lay their eggs into the buds of developing acorns. 🍃🐝 Dive into the world of knopper galls 👉🏼https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/seasonal-spot/nobbly-knopper-galls

Discover how connecting with nature, being active, taking notice, learning and giving can do wonders for our wellbeing while helping wildlife in our local communities 💚 Listen on 👂🏼 Spotify bit.ly/WWTPodEp15 Apple apple.co/3T6K2bY Web bit.ly/WWTPodEp15Web YouTube bit.ly/WWTYT #WildWorcestershire

#TheKnappandPapermill nature reserve will be closed from Monday 14 September to Friday 9 October 2026. Major engineering works will be taking place to repair the path between the entrance to the orchard. Find out more about the work via our website 👉🏼 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/news/knapp-a...

Looking for a new opportunity? We're recruiting a #Fundraising Development Officer to help us continue to grow our work protecting wildlife & inspiring people across #Worcestershire. The occasional cupcake might be involved 😃 Visit www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/jobs for more info. #Jobs #JobAlert

Redstarts, wheatears and whinchats are all on the move at the moment. Look out for these beauties when you’re out and about this weekend 😍🐦

Our colleague Beth spotted these lime galls on some lime tree leaves. The galls develop from the chemicals released when mites suck sap from the leaf surface. They can be long and pointed like these ones or shorter with rounded tips. Look out for them next time you're passing a lime tree 👀🌳

Disappointment 🐍 This grass snake was captured on camera disappearing into a vole hole but didn't find the occupant at home. The vole lived another day and the snake wandered off to find a different meal. Thanks to Davinia Carr for sharing this super trailcam footage with us 🙌🏼

We're getting close to our final target - can you help us create our largest woodland nature reserve? 🌳💚 By securing 45 hectares of land at Trench Farm, we can more than double the size of #TrenchWood and begin restoring a bigger, more connected landscape for wildlife. 👉🏼 bit.ly/ExpandingTre...