December’s cold snaps can make life difficult for garden wildlife especially when water sources freeze❄️So leave a little water out for birds, hedgehogs, foxes and even insects. Top tip💡 adding a tennis ball or small stick can help keep a patch of water ice-free! ptes.org/my-garden 📸DB Photography

African #wilddogs are among the world’s most endangered carnivores, living in landscapes where growing pressures can have a big impact on their survival. Our project leader, Dr Dedan Ngatia, has been studying how rising temperatures affect these remarkable animals.

Want to win a trail camera?📣 Every photo you classify for the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme between now and 31st December, counts towards an entry into the prize draw so the more you classify, the better your chances of winning! 🎁👇 https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-spotting-competition

'Hog or not...? 🦔❓ Test your wildlife-spotting skills in our festive Friday quiz! Can you guess the animals caught on our cameras? Who has been photographed in this picture? Is it a hedgehog or something else? 👇Let us know in the comments 👇

We're thrilled to hear the news that #greenturtles have recently been downgraded from 'Endangered' to 'Least Concern' by the #IUCN 🎉🐢PTES has supported many projects on green turtles in the past such as this one 👇 ptes.org/grants/worldwide-projects/sustainable-turtle-fishery-management

Read @naturescot.bsky.social's press release ➡️ nature.scot/first-year-wildcat-restoration-hailed-big-success 🐾

FIRST YEAR OF WILDCAT RESTORATION HAILED AS BIG SUCCESS 🎉 New research confirms that Saving Wildcats' first year of breeding and releasing wildcats into the Cairngorms National Park was highly effective. Thank YOU, this project's supporters, for making this possible.

Hedgehog Champions check your inbox for December's Hedgehog Street e-news ✉️🦔Your final instalment of hedgehog news from 2025 awaits! 🎄 Not already a #HedgehogChampion? Sign up 👉 hedgehogstreet.org/register Hedgehog Street is run by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society #HedgehogChampion?📸Gemma H

Winter is a great time to assess the health of your hedges. Without their leaves, it’s easier to see the structures and what might need a change. Winter is also a great time for management, both trimming and rejuvenation such as laying👇 ptes.org/winter-hedgerows #healthyhedgerows 📸Sarah Barnsley

It’s that time of year again when #hedgehogs go into #hibernation for the #winter months…❄️🦔 We get a number of questions about it so we've answered your most common queries here 👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/hibernation-faqs #HedgehogStreet is run by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

Christmas is around the corner so if you’re looking for a thoughtful last-minute present, one of our charity Gift for Nature cards is ideal. 100% of profit goes to helping protect your chosen species. There's still time to order! See the range👇 shop.ptes.org/product-category/gifts-for-nature

⚠️ Small sites form the backbone of our housing construction pipeline. Minor developments have major cumulative impacts both for nature and urban communities. The evidence shows exemptions would seriously damage nature recovery. PTES urges the government to retain BNG requirements for small sites.

'Hog or not...? 🦔❓ Test your wildlife-spotting skills in our festive Friday quiz! Can you guess the animals caught on our cameras? Who has been photographed in this picture? Is it a hedgehog or something else? 👇Let us know in the comments 👇

🦔🎄Use our festive gift guide with a hedgehog twist for those last minute present ideas for hedgehog loving friends and family👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/festive-gift-guide #HedgehogStreet is a joint campaign run by us and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

Explore our range of unique designs for fun and comfortable jumpers and hoodies for kids! Everything on our Teemill store is made from certified organic cotton, printed in the UK with low waste printing technology. A perfect gift this Christmas🎁♻️Shop the collection 👇 ptes.teemill.com/kids-collection

PTES is deeply concerned by reports that Government intends to exempt small sites from #BiodiversityNetGain. It would weaken one of the UK’s most important nature-recovery policies, undermine public trust &conflict with the Government’s legal &environmental obligations www.wcl.org.uk/better-solut...

We're very lucky to have talented artists supporting PTES and we love this beautiful snow leopard by our friend and supporter, artist Kate Moby. This hand-drawn illustration is rendered in inky cool tones using a bamboo pen which perfectly contrasts the soft flowing coat with piercing feline eyes.❄️🐾

'Hog or not...? 🦔❓ Test your wildlife-spotting skills in our festive Friday quiz! Can you guess the animals caught on our cameras? Who has been photographed in this picture? Is it a hedgehog or something else? 👇Let us know in the comments 👇

Are UK stag beetles in decline? 🪲 On 12 Mar 2026, David Wembridge ( @ptes-org.bsky.social ) shares new research combining citizen science & museum records (over 100 years!) to reveal changes in the stag beetle’s range, abundance & phenology. FREE webinar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1975613846...

Should I keep feeding hedgehogs over winter? 🤔❄️ www.hedgehogstreet.org/should-i-keep-feeding-hedgehogs-over-winter #HedgehogStreet is a joint campaign run by us and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

🎧 Roam a Hampshire woodland in search of rare hazel dormice with BBC Countryfile's The Plodcast host Fergus Collins and Ian White from People's Trust for Endangered Species. 🌳🐭 Listen now 👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/325-roam-a-hampshire-woodland-in-search-of-rare/id886112661?i=1000737185162

This #NationalTreeWeek take a moment to consider the important role trees play in hedgerows. But why are they so vital? 🤔 Well...

To get the most accurate picture of #hedgehog numbers across #Britain, we’re working with hundreds of trail cameras through our pioneering #NationalHedgehogMonitoringProgramme. We now need your help spotting hedgehogs and other wildlife in the recent camera images!

Visit your nearest library this #NationalTreeWeek and discover activity booklets, posters, activity sheets and even special leafy bookmarks and tree-themed book displays.🌳 treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-campaigns/national-tree-week/#libraries#NationalTreeWeek

🏅Competition time! 📣 Help us spot hedgehogs in our camera images and you could win a @naturespy.bsky.social camera! The more images you classify between now and 31st December, the more entries into the prize draw. Find out more 👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-spotting-competition

Tree-lovers unite! It's #NationalTreeWeek 🌳🌱Whether you have space to plant a sapling, a morning to join a tree-planting event, or simply a moment to learn about the incredible role trees play in our environment - your contribution matters. treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-campaigns/national-tree-week

You can support our global conservation programmes simply by shopping with us. Plus, our products are printed to order and made from organic cotton using #renewable energy, making your #Christmas gift a #sustainable one. Get 10% off now with code TAKE10 at checkout 👇 ptes.teemill.com

👀🦔 In partnership with @ptes-org.bsky.social, we're leading the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme, surveying #hedgehogs across the UK using AI & volunteers! Help us sort through images taken on our specialist NHMP trail cameras – all from the comfort of home! 👉 www.nhmp.co.uk 📷 NHMP

📢 Speaker Announcement 📢 For almost 25 years, @ptes-org.bsky.social’ Living with Mammals survey has recorded mammals in urban greenspaces using citizen science, uncovering long-term population trends. Join David Wembridge on 14th January to learn more. Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1419239717...

⏰ LAST CHANCE TO BOOK ⏰ Join the Hedgehog Research Virtual Symposium! 4 expert talks, live Q&A, and insights into upcoming 🦔 research. Don’t miss this chance to connect with leading conservation science. 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1672786903... @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social

📢 Over 80 conservation organisations, land-managers and rural businesses have written to Government to warn that exempting sub-0.5 ha sites from BNG would remove 97% of planning applications from the UK’s only national nature compliance market.

Make Christmas morning extra special with their very own personalised Christmas present sack featuring three very merry hazel #dormice 🐭🎁 Support wildlife by shopping with People's Trust for Endangered Species this #Christmas 👇 ptes.teemill.com/product/merry-mice-christmas-sack

In @agricology.bsky.social's second podcast episode, guest host Wallace Currie is joined by Northumberland-based farmer Tom Fairfax and "hedge geek" Megan Gimber from People's Trust for Endangered Species. 🎧Listen now agricology.libsyn.com/agroforestry...

Wildlife photographer and naturalist Hamza Yassin will be on BBC Countryfile this Sunday 16th November at 5.25pm, helping to release Scottish wildcats in the Scottish Highlands 🐈👇 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mfjl

Looking for a gift that does good? 🎄 💚 This festive season, choose a Gift for Nature. Each beautifully designed card features stunning wildlife photography and fascinating facts — a thoughtful way to share your love of nature. 👇 shop.ptes.org/product-category/gifts-for-nature

Can you help us transform the nation's gardens and improve them for hedgehogs? 🦔 Wild gardens welcome hedgehogs and we'd love to see everyone with a garden dedicate a patch to nature and allow it to grow wild. Think long grass, leafy corners, free from pesticides and letting wild flowers take over.

500 govt meetings with oil lobbyists last year ✓ 22 new oil fields pending ✓ 8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓ Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌ Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public. 📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...

🦇 A group of bats can be called a colony, a cauldron, or even a cloud. But with over 1,500 bat species worldwide (and 18 here in the UK!), we think it’s time to get a little more imaginative. Surely our brilliant bats deserve names as unique as they are. Join our campaign and help us #NameThatBat

2,000 crimes against wildlife were reported last year, with just 2% of these leading to convictions (exc fisheries)⚖️ We need wildlife crime to be notifiable to the Home Office, to aid police response and ensure justice for nature 👮‍♀️ Read more 👇 www.wcl.org.uk/wildlife-crime-press-release-2025.asp

But who wouldn't want a jumper with carol singing dormice on it for Christmas? 🎄 Shop our gift guide ✨👇 ptes.teemill.com/gift-guide Support wildlife, shop sustainably with People's Trust for Endangered Species this Christmas. #Christmas #Sustainability #Wildlife #Dormice

If you have a few spare minutes, this is a wonderfully inspiring short film about two very impressive young conservationists making a difference for harvest mice. A great reminder of the passion and hope young people can inject into things! www.facebook.com/reel/2502952...

Thanks to @linneansociety.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org for yesterday's Green Careers Conference.PTES' Megan gave an inspiring keynote talk about her career & we were delighted to meet many attendees at our exhibitor stand. Always encouraging to talk to passionate early conservationists!

Dental fillings are taking a bite out of our river health🦷 Research shows that fish & mussels across the UK contain high levels of mercury – commonly used in fillings❗ The UK must match other countries & ban mercury from our teeth 👇 www.wcl.org.uk/mercury-fill...

📢 40+ NGOs have written to the PM urging him to uphold the Aarhus Convention – the cornerstone of environmental justice The Convention protects your right to: ✅ Access environmental information ✅ Have a say in decisions that affect nature ✅ Seek environmental justice affordably

What about gaining some training in hedgehog ecology with @ptes-org.bsky.social - we revisit how you can help endangered species and add a string to your bow at c-js.uk/44Wpnbc

We’ve teamed up with the Biological Recording Company to host an online symposium where we’ll hear from four different researchers exploring topics which link to threats identified in our National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy. Get your ticket here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgehog-r...

Happy #Halloween! 🎃Do you know what's spookier than these deadwood trees?...not having #deadwood in trees😱 It's a natural much-needed habitat and just part of a tree's cycle.