Looking for a gentle stroll to enjoy this Easter Monday? How about a visit to wander around our new short waymarked route at Gentleshaw Common? 🦋 Our Heathlands Officer Charlie (pictured) has designed the route around the north of the site where you may see various birds, fungi and insects.

Lichfield Local Wildlife Group Talk: Staffordshire Deer by Derek Crawley 📅 Tuesday 7 April, 7.45pm 📍 At Wade Street Church Hall, Frog Lane, Lichfield, WS13 6HL 💷 £3.50, under 16s free. For more info contact Linda and Pete Norbury at: [email protected] Photo thanks to Oliver Cadman

Your wildlife photos = real data 🌍 It genuinely helps conservation. Photo records help to track species. For example, this map shows where Danish scurvy grass has spread in the county from 1995 to 2021. So join in City Nature Challenge 2026 and make a difference. Link in the comments.

We're looking for a vibrant person with great communication skills, to people to be our Door-to-Door Membership Recruiter. This is a permanent role at 12 hours per week, Salary: £22,222–£36,800 per annum FTE, with uncapped commission. Link to apply in the comments. Closes Monday 20 April.

Leek Local Group Talk: Life Above 1000 ft by Keith Offord 📅 Wed 08/04, 7.30pm 📍 St Paul’s Church Hall, Novi Lane, Leek, ST13 6NU 💷 £5.00 (Cash only) For more info: Claire Smith [email protected] Photo: Amy Lewis

🔊 Car park closure notice. Please be aware that our Gradbach Car Park (for Lud's Church) will be closed from Tuesday 31 March, up to and including Thursday 2 April for essential repair and maintenance work. We thank you for your support and look forward to welcoming you back on Friday 3 April.

Did you know eels are found in fresh water as well as the sea? 🧐 Our Conservation Team has completed some work for the Environment Agency on the River Stour. While with the EA, we surveyed species in the river, and found some fish and this little eel!

What do you need for the world’s largest bio blitz? Just curiosity and a way to take photos! 📱 Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire City Nature Challenge, 24–27 April. Sign up at the link in the comments:

Could you bee the difference nature needs in Staffordshire? We're looking for a proactive and resourceful Trusts and Philanthropy Manager to join our Fundraising and Development Team. £36,000 per year, full time, permanent. Closing date: 9am Mon 30/03 To apply, visit the link in the comments.

bsky.app/profile/hocc... Thank you to the 9MPs from the EFRA Committee who visited our river restoration and healthland recovery work in Cannock Chase to highlight all we do for wildlife and people in Staffordshire.

Lichfield Local Wildlife Group are hosting a talk by Derek Crawley all about the deer of Staffordshire. 📅 Tuesday 7 April, 7.45pm 📍 At Wade Street Church Hall, Frog Lane, Lichfield, WS13 6HL 💷 £3.50, under 16s free.

Are you ready for the Hedgehog Walk? There’s still time to sign up for our fundraising challenge in partnership with Aardman, and it’s a great way to get the family outside over the Easter holidays 🏃 Starts 30 March. Find out more: https://orlo.uk/rWzR8 🎥 © Aardman Animations Ltd 2026

We recently hosted a coppicing workshop at Ladderedge Country Park to give residents new skills & knowledge. 🌳 🪓 Coppicing enables more light to reach the floor, allowing plants & flowers the chance to flourish. 🪲 They built a dead hedge using the cut materials - great for wildlife!

Looking for a gentle stroll to enjoy the spring sunshine? We've just created a new short waymarked route around Gentleshaw Common. ☀️ Our Heathlands Officer Charlie (pictured) has designed the new route around the north of the site where you may see various birds, fungi and insects.

This week we were delighted to welcome members of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee to Cannock Chase! Their visit gave us the chance to showcase our conservation and restoration work in action: from habitat management to species recovery in this special landscape.

Could you bee the difference nature needs in Staffordshire? We're looking for a proactive and resourceful Trusts and Philanthropy Manager to join our Fundraising and Development Team. £36,000 per year, full time, permanent. Closing date: 9am Mon 30/03 To apply, visit the link in the comments.

Spot it. Snap it. Share it. 🌿 That’s City Nature Challenge in a nutshell. Download the iNaturalist App and join the world’s largest bio blitz! 24–27 April 📆 Get the buzz, and sign up at the link in the comments to get free resources like our bee guide straight to your inbox:

Friends of Cecilly Brook and Hales Hall Pool talk: All about hedgehogs with Jody from Baddeley Green Hedgehog Rescue Centre 📆Thurs 19 Mar 7.30pm 📍Oakley Room at the Cheadle Guild Hall, ST10 1BG 💷Free thanks to funding from SMDC Community and Climate Change Nature Action Fund.

This Mother's Day let's give a thought to our wild parents. 💚 Whether it's carrying their baby to a safety like this weasel, or providing shelter under their wings like this Canada goose; our wild mums have a very demanding and essential role to play in the survival of their young.

Are you.... A senior trust fundraiser? ✅ Proactive and motivated? ✅ Outgoing and engaging? ✅ Able to inspire support? ✅ Ready for your next challenge? ✅ We want you! Applications for our Trusts and Philanthropy Manager role close on 30 March. Don’t miss out! Link in the comments:

We are currently looking for friendly and outgoing people to patrol the Roaches Nature Reserve during peak wildfire season of April to September. This is a really important role, chatting with visitors at busy areas during weekends, Bank Holidays, and some evenings.

📣Save the date City Nature Challenge 2026. 📆 24–27 April 2026 Get outdoors, spot wildlife & upload great photos on iNaturalist. Let’s find out how wild Staffordshire can be! Sign up at the link in the comments.

Did you know that hedgehogs could go extinct during your children’s lifetime? But it’s not too late! Walk 3km between 30 March and 30 April to raise funds to protect hedgehogs and other precious local wildlife and wild places 🦔 Sign up for the Hedgehog Walk: https://orlo.uk/Yrk7O

National Lottery players raise £32m a week for good causes like ours 💚 As a thank you, we’re giving you a free tea or coffee when you buy a sweet treat. Simply show a valid National Lottery ticket at the counter between 9-13 March, 2-4pm. #BecauseOfYou #NationalLotteryOpenWeek

Join Leek Local Group for a Talk: Nature's Secrets by Alex Hyde 📅 Wednesday 11 March, 7.30pm 📍St Paul’s Church Hall, Novi Lane, Leek, ST13 6NU 💷£5 per person (cash only). Refreshments and parking available. For more info contact: Claire Smith at [email protected]

We're hiring a Door-to-Door Membership Recruiter, and looking for someone with lots of energy and enthusiasm who cares about wildlife. If that sounds like you, our Membership Manager, James Cooper, encourages you to visit our jobs page to apply. Link in the comments.

£32m a week is raised for good causes like ours by National Lottery players 🙏 To say thank you, we're giving you a free tea or coffee when you buy a sweet treat from our café. Show a valid National Lottery ticket at the counter between 9-13 March, 2-4pm. #BecauseOfYou #NationalLotteryOpenWeek

Thanks to our superstar volunteers who have planted more than 1,800 trees at #Rugeley Riverside Park over the past month. 🙌 The site was a golf course in its past life, so although there's some existing woodland here, we wanted more native species. Alder, willow, hawthorn, wild cherry...

Exciting news... A nature site in Stoke is set to almost double in size! Stoke-on-Trent City Council recently announced that they’ve secured 148 acres of land next to Berryhill Fields Nature Reserve. This means more space for wildlife, including threatened skylarks. 📸Clive Wood

We’re looking forward to exhibiting at the Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Celebration of Possible (COP) Festival on Thursday 12 March. ⏰ 10am until 3pm 📍 King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

🎵 Volume up to enjoy the sound of spring... Can you name the bird? Don't worry if you can't - we can help! Join us for a nature walk at The Wolseley Centre and learn how to identify the wildlife here. We'll provide the binoculars and ID guides.

Friends of Cecilly Brook and Hales Hall Pool talk: All about hedgehogs with Jody from Baddeley Green Hedgehog Rescue Centre 📆Thurs 19 Mar 7.30pm 📍Oakley Room at the Cheadle Guild Hall, ST10 1BG 💷Free thanks to funding from SMDC Community and Climate Change Nature Action Fund.

Burton and District Local Wildlife Group: Walking with Wildlife a lifetime's work with speaker Tim Adkin 📅 Tuesday 3 March 2026, 7.30pm 📍All Saints Church, Branston Rd, Burton, DE14 3GP 💷£4.00, children free. Fairtrade refreshments available. For more information contact at 07432 608931.

🔊 Calling all Stoke Tesco shoppers, next time you're in store (see link for list) please use your blue tokens to vote for us & potentially unlock funding to benefit local children. If we win the vote we'll deliver school holiday sessions year round at Hem Heath Woods. https://orlo.uk/xJVPF

Join Friends of Cecilly Brook and Hales Hall Pool for a talk: Love and War - How we created our garden birds by the popular Kevin Reynolds. 📆Monday 2 March 7.30pm 📍Oakley Room at the Cheadle Guild Hall, ST10 1BG

Early spring is a good time to look up and spot birds of prey, as many of them put on displays to win a mate. 💚 On bright, dry mornings they take to the air and circle, dive or in some cases even lock talons with their mate, strengthening pair bonds and defending their territory.

Could you be the hero nature needs? We're looking for a vibrant person with great communication skills, to be our Door-to-Door Membership Recruiter. This is a permanent role, 12 hours per week, Salary: £22,222–£36,800 per annum FTE. Get the details (and apply) at the link in the comments.

Are you passionate about fundraising? Then we want to hear from you! We're looking for a proactive & resourceful Trusts & Philanthropy Manager to join our enthusiastic Fundraising & Development Team. The role is central to helping our charity deliver an ambitious 5-year fundraising strategy.

The Wolseley Centre - including the café, shop, and reception desk - will be closed all day on Monday 2 March 2026 for our annual deep clean 🫧 We'll be open as usual the following day. See you then! 📸 Susan Freeman

Join Lichfield Local Group for a talk: A Garden for Birds by Keith Offord 📍 Wade Street Church Hall, Frog Lane, Lichfield, WS13 6HL 📆Tuesday 3 March at 7.45pm 💷£3.50, under 16s free For more info please contact Peter Norbury at [email protected] (1/2)

Join Leek Local Group for a Talk: Nature's Secrets by Alex Hyde 📅 Wed 11 March, 7.30pm 📍St Paul’s Church Hall, Novi Lane, Leek, ST13 6NU 💷£5 per person (cash only). Refreshments and parking available. For more info contact: Claire Smith at [email protected]

Walk, wheel, crawl or roll 3km between 30 Mar & 30 Apr to raise money for Staffordshire's wildlife 🦔 - £27 raised could help a local child engage with nature. - £50 raised could help care for your favourite nature reserve for a day. More info & sign up: www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/hedgehog-wal...

Thanks to our amazing #Biddulph volunteer groups for all their hard work lately! They’ve revamped the water turbine viewing platform at Biddulph Grange Country Park - resurfacing steps & repairing fencing. At Marshes Hill Common they’ve tackled overgrown gorse to protect precious heathland.

Burton and District Local Wildlife Group: Walking with Wildlife a lifetime's work with speaker Tim Adkin 📅 Tuesday 3 March, 7.30pm 📍All Saints Church, Branston Rd, Burton, DE14 3GP 💷£4, children free. Fairtrade refreshments available. For more information contact at 07432 608931.

Celebrate the arrival of spring with an enlightening walk and scrumptious cream tea at The Kingfisher Café. ☕ Sunday 15 March, 1pm - 3pm We'll share helpful ID tips, binoculars & ID guides are provided. 🐦

Help look after canal heritage in Stoke by joining a litter pick and coppicing hazel sticks for Border Morris Dancing! 📆Tuesday 24 February, 10.30am to 12.30pm 📍Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HG Learn more at the link in the comments. Photo thanks to Paul Harris.

Join Friends of Cecilly Brook and Hales Hall Pool for a talk: Love and War - How we created our garden birds by the popular Kevin Reynolds. 📆Monday 2 March 7.30pm 📍Oakley Room at the Cheadle Guild Hall, ST10 1BG

Could you be the hero nature needs? We're looking for a vibrant person with great communication skills, to be our Door-to-Door Membership Recruiter. This is a permanent role, 12 hours per week, Salary: £22,222–£36,800 per annum FTE. Get the details (and apply) at the link in the comments.

Join Lichfield Local Group for a talk: A Garden for Birds by Keith Offord 📍 Wade Street Church Hall, Frog Lane, Lichfield, WS13 6HL 📆Tuesday 3 March at 7.45pm 💷£3.50, under 16s free For more info please contact Peter Norbury at [email protected] (1/2)

Looking to get your first pair of binoculars? Or maybe you're an experienced bird watcher looking to upgrade? Rob from Viking Optical will be joining us at The Wolseley Centre on Friday 20 February to give expert advice on finding the perfect optic. No need to book in, just stop by 😀