Blackhouse Wood
Blackhouse Wood, cloaking part of the Suckley Hills in the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a fantastically rich ancient semi-natural woodland.
Blackhouse Wood, cloaking part of the Suckley Hills in the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a fantastically rich ancient semi-natural woodland.
Our volunteer team at Blackhouse Wood are looking for volunteers to help them manage one of our newest nature reserves near Suckley.
Fossils were uncovered at a Worcestershire nature reserve as two local organisations joined forces to remove scrub from a rockface.
A local conservation charity is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the purchase of its 100th patch of land.
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.
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 chest and eyestripe.
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…
Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the…
The tiny, brown wood mouse is one of our most common rodents and is very likely to be found in the garden. It is similar to the house mouse, but has larger ears and eyes relative to its size.
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…