Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Two ladies standing either side of an older gentleman, Harry Green, who is leaning on a walker. The lady on the left is holding a spade and digging a hole in the ground, while the others are smiling and looking at the hole being dug.

Earlier in February we celebrated Harry Green MBE’s incredible 56 years as a #trustee with the planting of 56 #trees at #TiddesleyWood and Vale Landscape Heritage Trust’s #StockenOrchard. 🌳💚

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#TreePlanting #WorcWildlifeTrust

That's correct! Well done 😊

A familiar garden visitor for many of us, the bird we can see peeking through the box is a blue tit. They nest in holes in trees, but are just as happy to use nestboxes. Listen out for its trilling, 'tsee-tsee-tsee' song. 🩵🐦

A photo of a nestbox attached to a tree trunk with the face of a bird just visible inside the hole of the box.

It's #NationalNestboxWeek so we're keeping with the theme for today's #MondayMystery 🪺

Can you identify which feathered friend has made a home in this box?

A photo of a robin taking a bath in a dish full of water on top of a terracotta pot in a garden on a rainy day.

You'd think we would all have had enough of this wet weather - not this robin! 🐦

Thanks to our colleague Ellie for reminding us how easy it is to create a bird bath in your garden that will get used even on the most rainy days. Ellie used a terracotta pot with an upturned dish on top.

Today we're taking notes from great crested grebes. From synchronized swimming dates to dramatic head-shaking dances, they don’t just fall in love - they perform it. Look out for their displays of courtship at your local wetland or lake this spring.

Happy Valentine’s Day 💘

#ValentinesDay

A photo of a person wearing a hard hat with visor and protective clothes. She has glasses and curly hair.

As Sophie's traineeship comes to an end, she looks back at all the skills she's gained during her time with us, from tree felling to getting used to having soggy socks. We'll miss you Sophie! 👋🏼💚

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#Traineeship #CareersinConservation #WorcWildlifeTrust

And thanks for sharing your memory of your first sighting with us 😊

A group of volunteering eating lunch and drinking from flasks while sitting on a path surrounded by trees in the pouring rain dressed in waterproofs with their hoods up.

There’s only so wet you can get…and once you’re that wet, you may as well enjoy it 😂🌧️

Thank you to all our volunteers who get out for wildlife no matter what the weather throws at them 👍🙏

#Volunteers #Volunteering #WorcWildlifeTrust

Last week students from the #UniversityofWorcester and #HeartofWorcestershireCollege rolled up their sleeves and helped to plant a new woodland with our #WilderWorcestershire team at #ChapterMeadows. 🌳

Find out more in our next podcast episode dropping on 6 March!🎙️

#HeritageFund #NationalLottery

Share the love this #ValentinesDay with one of our e-cards 💌

Order via bit.ly/4aCvM0u and donate the cost of a card to supporting wildlife in #Worcestershire. Add your own special message and send to a loved one. 🥰

Our colleague Ion captured this lovely redpoll at Grafton Wood over the weekend. 🪶❤️

So named because of the bright red patch on their forehead, redpolls, along with siskins, are our smallest finches and also among the darkest in plumage.

A photo of a staff member at a Worcestershire Wildlife Trust recruitment stand with the text printed on top 'Work with us - Wildlife Sales Membership Recruiter'

Could you inspire the people of Worcestershire to become supporters of local wildlife? We're looking for a Wildlife Sales Membership Recruiter to join the South West Wildlife Fundraising Ltd (SWWFL) team. ✨🌳

Find out more and apply via bit.ly/4tn8S4y

#WorcestershireJobs #CareersInConservation

Yes, the comb-like structures act as a filter and are called lamellae ⭐

These comb-like structures are called lamellae and they help the birds to filter as well as to grip food they find in the water 🦆

Want to show your love while supporting Worcestershire’s wildlife this #ValentinesDay? 💕

Discover thoughtful gifts in our shop, from soaps and stationary to tote bags and jigsaws. Every purchase helps local wildlife to thrive.

Shop online at www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/shop

A photograph of a person wearing a stripy hat and yellow waterproof coat looking through some binoculars from a bird hide at Upton Warren nature reserve

❗️ Please note there will be limited parking at The Moors #UptonWarren tomorrow, Tuesday 10 February due to work parties taking place.

Thank you for your understanding.

Good morning everyone, it's #MondayMystery time!

This tufted duck looks like it has teeth 😬 can anyone explain what we can see inside its beak?

Happy weekend from our feathered friends captured by our camera traps at Tiddesley Wood 😎🐦

Episode 6 of our Wild Worcestershire podcast is all about our wonderful trainees 🙌

Spotify bit.ly/WWTPodcastEp6
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Website bit.ly/WWTPodEp6

We're very sorry, this has been an oversight as we try to do this where platforms allow us to. Thank you for reminding us! Fortunately, the description in the post for this particular photo is almost exactly what we'd have written in the alt text 🙂

Dappled sunlight dancing through the trees, lighting up a woodland floor carpeted with snowdrops 🤍✨

Just the kind of scene that brightens a gloomy Friday morning in February 😍

#Snowdrops #February #WorcWildlifeTrust #Worcestershire

We spent a very soggy morning at the Wyre Forest last week saying thank you to our amazing roving volunteers. We chatted about oak coppicing, delved into the forest’s historic mills, and finished up with a visit to the beaver pen. 🌧️🌳

Big thanks to George from Natural England for leading the event!

Keep an eye out for these seasonal spots when you're out and about this month 🌿🔎👀

#February #Wildlife #Worcestershire #WorcsWildlifeTrust

Winter gardens are full of life if you stop and listen - even from the comfort of your sofa. Wendy shares her favourite birds to spot from home at this time of year. 🐦

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#Blog #Birding #WorcWildlifeTrust #Feburary

Are you passionate about wildlife and keen to engage local communities and young people in heathlands as part of our Saving Worcestershire’s Heathlands project?

Apply to be our next Project Officer! 🔗 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/jobs/project...

#NationalLottery #HeritageFund

Love is in the air… and in the trees! 🌳❤️

This Valentine’s Day, give a gift that makes a difference for Worcestershire's wildlife. Invest in our rent-a-nest box scheme for just £20 annually and fund a box in one of four woodlands.

bit.ly/rent-a-nest

#ValentinesDay

Well done 👏 You're right, its such a treat when we are lucky enough to spot one!

It is, of course, the beautiful barn owl! Arguably one of the most beloved owls, it’s easy to see why, with its distinctive heart-shaped face and pure white feathers. Look out for them flying low over fields and hedgerows at dawn and dusk.🤍🦉

🍎"Wassail!" 🍎

Wassail Butler Adam Warren explores the history of Wassailing through this year's popular event at Diglis Fields in Worcester in our latest blog.

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#Wassail #Wassailing #Worcester #WorcWildlifeTrust #Blog