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Training dogs to help the reds
On 29th June, Red Squirrels United staff and volunteers attended a workshop on training conservation detection dogs, specifically looking at whether dogs can help us to detect dead red squirrels…
Brand new training opportunities with Myplace unveiled
Our hugely successful green wellbeing project, Myplace, has just launched an exciting new training programme.
Outdoor learning CPD training
Bee orchid
The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t…
Bee wolf
One of our largest and most impressive solitary wasps, the bee wolf digs a nest in sandy spots and hunts honey bees.
Ivy Bee
The Ivy Bee is a new arrival to the UK. First recorded here in 2001, it is slowly spreading north. It feeds exclusively on the nectar of Ivy flowers and can be seen in autumn when this plant is in…
Common carder bee
The common carder bee is a fluffy, gingery bumble bee that can often be found in gardens and woods, and on farmland and heaths. It is a social bee, nesting in cavities, old birds' nests and…
Red Mason Bee
The Red Mason Bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow…
Tawny mining bee
The Tawny mining bee is a furry, gingery bee that can often be seen in parks and gardens during the springtime. Look for a volcano-like mound of earth in the lawn that marks the entrance to its…
Joy and sorrow in 30 Days
Well we have pretty much had a month of sunshine for the whole of 30 Days Wild - can anyone remember it raining?
Project pledges free Forest School sessions and training for a Liverpool school in 2019
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust are giving a school in Liverpool the opportunity to join their exciting forest school project as part of the Liverpool City Region’s Year of the Environment…