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Ordinary moss
Ordinary moss is very common in gardens and woodlands. moss provides shelter for many minibeasts, so encourage it to grow in your garden by providing logs, stone piles and untidy areas.
Marsh hair moss
The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.
Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
Herts residents invited to join tree planting events at Panshanger Park
Local residents are being encouraged to get digging at a series of tree planting days, as part of Panshanger Park’s contribution to the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative.
Local hedgehog events raise awareness and funds for wildlife
A partnership project between the Trust and Harpenden-based Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary has raised more than £1,300 for wildlife and helped spread awareness about the risks facing hedgehogs…
Trees Through the Seasons
Autumn is a time when we become acutely aware of the trees that surround us – mainly due to the blaze of colour they provide us with. In this blog we explore trees in every season.
Events
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.
Drop-In Event Explores the Future of Beane Marsh
Teams from Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and Save Beane Marshes have held a drop-in event to explore the future of this important wildlife site in Hertford and to encourage more members of…
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Walk for wildlife raises thousands for local wildlife charity
Popular charity walk goes “virtual” after demand for live event soars
How to cut out palm oil – not trees
Palm Oil is a cheap, efficient form of vegetable oil, but a lot of species-rich tropical habitat is being destroyed to make way for it.