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The Wildlife Trust BCN mission is to create a wilder future by protecting and restoring wildlife and wild places across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire, for the benefit of both wildlife and people.
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The Genera • Colletidae • Colletes –Plasterer Bees • Hylaeus –Yellow-faced Bees • Andrenidae • Andrena –Mining Bees • Panurgus –Shaggy Bees • Halictidae • Halictus –End-Banded Furrow Bees • Lasioglossum –Base-Banded Furrow Bees • Sphecodes –Blood Bees • Melittidae • Melitta –Blunthorn Bees • Macropis –Oil-Collecting Bees
Strawberry Hill | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
Strawberry Hill is an extraordinary place. Some 35 years ago, the previous owner decided to let nature take over this 150 hectare (377 acre) site. The land was transformed from poor arable fields to grassland, shrub and young woodland. As the …
FM calls of a Barbastelle (left) and a Myotis bat (right) with a reduced rate of frequency change in at least part of the call. These will produce longer tock sounds if the detector is tuned to the appropriate frequency.
Identify British butterflies | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs
Why are gardens important for butterflies? Over recent years, many of our once-common butterflies have declined dramatically in number due to increased development, agricultural intensification, habitat loss and climate change; for instance, the small tortoiseshell has decreased by a massive 80% in South East England since 1990.
Identify birds of prey | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
Are birds of prey under threat? During the 20 th century, many of our birds of prey were persecuted to near extinction (such as the white-tailed eagle), or severely suffered from the effects of organochlorine pesticides like DDT (such as the merlin). Today, massive conservation efforts offer them a lifeline. Not only are organisations like The Wildlife Trusts involved in reintroduction and ...
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About us | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
We are part of a national movement of Wildlife Trusts of which Sir David Attenborough is President Emeritus.. We work locally in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire and we have a big mission - we want to stop nature's decline.
Grafham Water | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
About the reserve. The reservoir was created in 1965 to provide people with drinking water and was immediately colonised by wildlife. The nature reserve surrounds the western side of the reservoir and contains ancient and plantation woodlands, grasslands and wetland habitats such as reedbeds, willow and open water.