Initiatives
A wide range of nature-related initiatives are taking place across south Warwickshire. Some are led by individuals and community groups, while others are delivered by specialist organisations. The area is home to many notable, threatened and near-threatened species, which depend on habitat improvement, better connectivity, and the creation of new habitats to support their recovery and future expansion. It can be very valuable for groups to share knowledge and expertise and to explore how they can work together to improve habitats and their connectivity.
Monitoring our Barn Owls
Barn owls are widely distributed across Britain but it is difficult to monitor nocturnal species and so their total numbers are unknown. However, a variety of wildlife groups send information to…
Curlew Recovery Project
Across the UK, the population has halved in the past 25 years and they are now a ‘Red List’ species, meaning they are at urgent risk of extinction.
Protecting our Hedgehogs
Numbers of rural hedgehogs have declined nationally by between 30 – 75% since 2000. However, they are showing signs of recovery in urban and suburban areas.
River Hope
River Hope is a grassroots movement based in the Stratford-on-Avon District of South Warwickshire. It brings together individuals, community groups and local organisations to reflect on their relationships with water in all its states…
Dark Skies
Light pollution is a very recent problem in historical terms and has only become seriously intrusive in the last 50 years or so. The night sky is one of the few real ‘mysteries’ remaining, and light pollution limits the ability of…
Saving our Swifts
The Swift (Apus apus) is the long-distance migrant most associated with people, as it nests among urban dwellings. In early May, Swifts return to Britain and Ireland and are celebrated as harbingers of summer.
Local Nature Action Plans
All local authorities, including Town and Parish Councils, must consider what they can do to conserve and enhance biodiversity, agree policies and objectives – and act to deliver these.
SWAN Book Notes
This SWAN page is about the power of reading to bring people closer to nature, in our increasingly virtual, disconnected, doom-scrolling world. While there is no substitute for getting out…
Warwickshire Biological Records Centre
We collate, manage and share trusted information about species, habitats and geological and ecological sites to support conservation, land management, research and evidence-based decision making.
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Help support nature’s recovery across South Warwickshire
It’s surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth.
– Sir David Attenborough