Protecting wildlife at Tiddesley Wood
Wildlife is to be better protected as a local conservation charity begins to close unauthorised paths at Tiddesley Wood nature reserve.
Wildlife is to be better protected as a local conservation charity begins to close unauthorised paths at Tiddesley Wood nature reserve.
Our volunteer team at Tiddesley Wood are looking for more pairs of hands to help them manage this fabulous woodland and orchard near Pershore.
Staff at Worcestershire Wildlife Trust are asking members of the public to be vigilant if they visit a local nature reserve.
We are looking for the right person to become a work party leader and work alongside our reserve staff and volunteer reserve manager at Tiddesley Wood.
A semi-natural ancient woodland with an impressive showing of spring flowers.
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.
As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.
Log piles are perfect hiding places for insects, providing a convenient buffet for frog, birds, and hedgehogs too!
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.
The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years.
The lilac-blue wood blewit grows in woodland and parkland. It is edible and gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - pop along to a Wildlife Trust event to try…