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Book a talk and find out what you can do about climate change
The Government has warned that the UK’s climate will be hotter and bring greater extremes of flood and drought in its UK Climate Projections 2009 report. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has said that climate change is going to transform the way we live. But the Trust wants you to take power into your own hands - it can show you how to live a climate friendly lifestyle.
Newts of note do well in north Wiltshire
Great Crested Newts are thriving in the Braydon Forest area of north Wiltshire a survey by the Trust reveals.
All the fun of the farm
Despite glowering clouds and rumbles of thunder almost 200 people turned up at Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve near Cricklade on Sunday June 7th to enjoy the animals and wildlife to be found at this Trust site.
The arrival of thousands of Painted Ladies heralds a good year for butterflies
Thousands of Painted Lady butterflies have been sighted flying across Wiltshire in the last week as they head north and west on their annual summer migration from North Africa. The good weather and prevailing winds are encouraging huge numbers to visit our shores, and there are reports that some are now settling in Wiltshire and laying eggs, which could mean another surge in their numbers in our county in late summer.
