Fancy exploring one of Hertfordshire’s beautiful ancient woodlands? 🌳💚
Astonbury Wood has almost 40 ancient woodland indicator plants - join us to see what we can find!
Book now: https://ow.ly/i5Ir50YrNmu
Ready to walk 3km for wildlife?
🥾 Join The Wildlife Trusts and Aardman's Timmy Time for the #HedgehogWalk – a fun filled outdoor adventure. Perfect for families and youth groups to get out, enjoy nature and raise money for wildlife!
👉www.wildlifetrusts.org/hedgehog-walk
A little message from Astonbury for National Lottery Open Week…
Thank you for helping us create Wilder Woodlands and a healthier future for local nature. 🌿💛
#ThanksToYou
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💧 Love our local rivers? Come along to the River Lea Catchment Conference!
We’ve got a great line‑up of speakers covering chalk streams, wildlife, conservation projects & the future of the Lea Catchment. There’ll also be plenty of time for questions & networking.
Book now:https://ow.ly/MZrr50YrGmT
A big #ThanksToYou to National Lottery players for supporting our Wilder Watford project.
Your support is helping us deliver community‑led nature projects across Watford - strengthening local connections and creating more space for wildlife.
#NationalLotteryOpenWeek
🌼 From spotting seasonal wildlife to upcoming events and hearing how your support protects local nature – our monthly e-news has it all.
💌 Sign up today and stay connected to the wild side of Herts & Middlesex.
👉 https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/#enews
#DiscoverNature #LoveNature
Butterfly season is here! 🦋🌼
We’ve put together a Spring ID guide to help you spot the species you’re most likely to see right now.
Have you seen your first butterfly of the year yet?
#SpringButterflies #NatureID #ButterflySpotting #UKWildlife #NatureLoversUK
Take a step for nature with your loved ones! 👣
The #HedgehogWalk isn’t just a fun way to spend time in nature – it’s a chance to protect wildlife and inspire young explorers.
Aardman’s Timmy and Apricot are leading the way – come and join us! 👇www.wildlifetrusts.org/hedgehog-walk
#KidsInNature
We can’t recreate a chalk stream.
We can’t move one.
We can’t build a new one.
We can only protect the ones we have.
📣 Add your voice and tell the Government to protect chalk streams as irreplaceable habitats.
➡️ action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183198/...
#ChalkStreams #ChalkRivers #UKRivers
Did you know the UK is home to over 2,500 species of moths? 🌙
We’ve teamed up with the RHS to help gardeners support hungry caterpillars and celebrate the magic of moths this year.
👉 Read more + get your FREE Magical Moths guide:
https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/magical-moths
🌼Fun fact: Wood Anemones spread one centimetre a year… which means a big patch could be centuries old.
👀 More facts + folklore in our latest blog: https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/wood-anemone
#SpringFlowers #NatureLovers #SignsOfSpring #
Red Kite in Panshanger Park, 01/03/2026
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Step into spring at Astonbury Wood! 🌼🦋
From wildflowers to birdsong, discover what to look for this March with insights from our Wilder Woodlands Officer, Iain Ward.
👉 Read the blog: https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/what-see-march-astonbury
#AstonburyWood #SpringWildlife #WoodlandWalks
No thoughts. Just birds.
#Birdwatching #NatureLovers
Bring the whole family along on the #HedgehogWalk! 🦔
It’s a chance to spend time in nature together, learn about wildlife and enjoy some outdoor fun whilst raising vital funds. With Aardman and Timmy Time by your side every step is an adventure!
Sign up 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/hedgehog-walk
3 Starlings (smallish black birds with shiny iridescent feathers and yellow beaks) foraging in the grass on someone's lawn.
Reminder that you don’t need to go “into the wild” to find wildlife - it’s already living alongside you.
#NatureOnYourDoorstep #UrbanWildlife #EverydayNature
Hertfordshire’s rare chalk rivers are bouncing back!💧
Thanks to £1.7m from the #SpeciesSurvivalFund, we’ve restored rivers, created new wetlands, supported endangered Water Voles & mobilised thousands of people to take action for nature.
👉Read more: https://ow.ly/4Pg350Yi0Fa
#TogetherForOurPlanet
👀 Want exclusive updates on wildlife in your area?
💌 Sign up to our e-news for behind-the-scenes stories, local nature news and opportunities to join in.
👉 https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/#enews
#NatureLovers #ExploreNature #DiscoverNature #NatureActivities #LoveNature #NatureInspo
🌳 The Nuclear Regulatory Review puts wildlife, green spaces, precious landscapes and place you love at risk.
These plans aren’t law .. yet.
There’s still time to act.
👉 Speak up now to protect nature: https://ow.ly/c6xB50YgWSB
#NatureConservation #ProtectNature
📰 The #HedgehogWalk is back this spring, with Timmy Time characters helping to inspire families, schools and nurseries across Hertfordshire and Middlesex to get outdoors for nature.
Read our news release to learn more: https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/hedgehog-walk-2026
☔ Stuck indoors? No problem!
Try our free rainy‑day activities: make a bird feeder, craft a bug hotel, or print your own animal masks for at‑home fun.
Explore the full activity list: www.wildlifewatch.org.uk/activities
#HalfTermActivities #NatureCrafts
If you care about:
🌼 Local wildlife
💧 Healthy rivers
🌳 Wild spaces for people & nature
You’re in the right place.
Follow us for regular nature goodness from Herts & Middlesex! 💚
#NatureOnYourDoorstep #UKWildlife #Hertfordshire #Middlesex #NatureLovers
😍 A beautiful Little Egret having a reflective moment at Stockers Lake!
👏 Big thank you to Stephen D Smith for sending us this gorgeous photo.
#LitteEgret #BirdPhotography #UkWIldlife #Birdwatching
A healthy environment supports:
📈 economic stability
❤️🩹 public health
👍wellbeing
Changes that reduce nature protections may lower costs for some developers but could increase long term environmental & societal risks.
💚 Add your voice to protect nature: https://ow.ly/cmFl50YgWI0
🐦 A rainy‑day craft that helps wildlife!
Make a super‑simple bird feeder and watch who visits your garden or balcony this week. A brilliant indoor activity for little hands.
#BirdFeederCraft #KidsInNature #HalfTermActivities #NatureCrafts #GardenBirds #BirdWatching #FamilyFun
The Nuclear Regulatory Review could weaken long-standing environmental protections — at a time when nature is already in crisis.
There is still time to act. Watch and stand with nature.
🔗 https://youtube.com/shorts/NML8fVWyyYo?feature=share
🔎 Take a riverside stroll and see what birds you can spot with our River Bird Spotter Sheet!
#WildlifeWatch #BirdSpotting #BirdWatching #UKWildlife #NatureLovers #HalfTermActivities #KidsInNature #FamilyFun
💚 Time outdoors can help reduce stress, lift your mood & support a healthy heart.
If you’re taking part in British Heart Foundation #WalkForHearts this month, our local wild spaces are a lovely place to do it 🌿🚶♂️
Get involved 👉 https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/events/virtual/walk-for-hearts
Some lovely footage of a Water Rail in the north of Cassiobury Park local nature reserve caught on a trail cam by one of our lovely volunteers!
Watford Council
📷 Steve Smith
From riverside rambles 🦆 to woodland walks 🌳 and mornings in the garden 🌼 — however you enjoy the nature, The Great Big Nature Survey is for YOU!
Share how nature makes you feel and help shape a wilder future. 💬
Take the survey here 👉 https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/great-big-nature-survey
