Find for your next gift in the People's Trust for Endangered Species shop. We fill our virtual shelves with many sustainable UK brands and beautiful wildlife-focused items we hope you'll love. Support endangered wildlife, shop with us 👉 shop.ptes.org

🌙⭐Starry night harlequin toads are only found in #Columbia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. They're classified as Critically Endangered by the #IUCN, threatened by infectious disease, habitat destruction, invasive species and climate change.

Hedgehog Champions check your inbox for August's Hedgehog Street e-news ✉️This month we're excited to bring you results from brand-new research🦔 Not already a #HedgehogChampion? Sign up👇 hedgehogstreet.org/register Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by us and the @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

Join us at the #WildSummit, a day dedicated to celebrating UK nature with inspiring speakers, expert panels, interactive workshops, and meaningful conversations. Designed to highlight the vital role every sector must play in restoring UK wildlife. Get your ticket👇 www.wcl.org.uk/tickets.asp

Reports of Government planning proposals that could undermine species protections & limit rights of communities to challenge decisions🚨 Government must ensure the planning system is #WilderByDesign & stand up for wildlife that we’re lucky enough to still have here in the UK 🌱 Read more👇

🦇 Once again, bats are blamed for Britain’s planning woes – but the evidence tells a different story. Read more: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/08...

Artificial light at night means fewer dark habitats, and while it makes our own lives easier and safer, for some of our wild neighbours, it can be more troublesome. The dark is home to nocturnal species, and almost all the living world takes its cue from daily and seasonal changes in daylight.🌙🌆

Species recovery does not happen overnight. There's a long way to go before Scotland has a sustainable population of wildcats again but with your support @saveourwildcats.bsky.social has already made impressive progress. You can help return the Highland Tiger to Scotland this #InternationalCatDay 🐾🐈

The world’s most endangered antelope - hirola - is on the verge of extinction. ❌ With fewer than 500 hirola left in the wild today, we're focused on expanding a pioneering grassland restoration project led by our long-time partner and local conservationist Dr Abdullahi Ali Hussein. 🌾🌱

With insect species declining across the UK, it’s clear we need a rescue plan🐞 Join the discussion at #WildSummitUK with @savebutterflies.bsky.social, Buglife, @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social & @ajaytegala.bsky.social and put your suggestions to them🦋 Book your tickets👇 wildsummituk.eventbrite.co.uk

We've produced guides for farmers & landowners which provide conservation advice on various species and habitats. So if you're running and event and would like some supporting materials please get in touch, we'll happily send you some in the post👇 ptes.org/get-informed/publications/guidance-leaflets

Spectacular #stagbeetles are in decline in the UK but we're on a mission to bring them back from the brink! Like many animals, stag beetles suffer from habitat loss. Home to them is a not-so-glamorous (to us!) but utterly enticing pile of dead wood 😍

Discover key updates in #dormouse #conservation with handbook authors Ian White and Simone Bullion in upcoming webinar 'Hazel Dormouse Conservation' 📅 Wed 20th Aug 🕒3-4pm 🎟️ Get tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hazel-dorm...

Hedgehog Champions check your inbox for July's Hedgehog Street e-news ✉️ This month you can support our new campaign #GoWildForHedgehogs! 🦔 Not already a #HedgehogChampion? Sign up 👉 hedgehogstreet.org/register Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by us and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

Will you join Hedgehog Street’s #GoWildForHedgehogs challenge this summer? 🦔 Find out more👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/go-wild-for-hedgehogs Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign by us and the @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

Want to help #hedgehogs this summer? It's as easy as doing nothing! 🦔 Put down the gardening tools and let nature take over a corner of your outdoor space. You'll be creating natural nesting hotspots for hedgehogs and inviting in all their favourite natural food.

Go WILD for hedgehogs🍃🦔Help hedgehogs by getting involved in Hedgehog Street’s #GoWildforhedgehogs challenge! Simply allow a patch of garden to grow wild and undisturbed, and over the next year Hedgehog Street will give you seasonal tips and advice for improving it for hedgehogs and other wildlife.

Victory at last - Holcim abandons permission to quarry Straitgate Farm www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

Government proposals could lead to 97% of planning applications avoiding rules to compensate for the nature they destroy. 🥀 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

⚠️It's hot out there! 🌡️Offering water to wildlife makes a huge difference in these temperatures so, if you can, please provide shallow dishes of clean water around your garden or outdoor space. You can even pop a few pebbles in it so insects can drink safely too!

🦔 Help save the UK’s hedgehogs! Join Dr Henrietta Pringle tomorrow to discover how our national camera trap survey is changing hedgehog conservation and how you can take part 🌍 @ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social Tickets from £1.20 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1349516232...

With a donation of £10 or more we’ll send you a Wildlife Friendly Garden Kit which includes wildflower seeds, a guide, poster and garden planner so you can make your #garden a haven for #wildlife🌼🌱 🔗 shop.ptes.org/product/books-and-wildlife-guides/wildlife-friendly-gardening-guide-and-starter-kit

#Groundswell was as always truly inspiring. And it turns out quite a few of you love #hedgerows as much as we do! Nearly 200 of you joined PTES' Megan and NFFN's James on yesterday's hedge safari! 😮🙌 For more, visit our website for free management advice unique to your hedges hedgerowsurvey.ptes.org

Day 2 at #Groundswell and what a brilliant event it has been so far! Join Megan and James Robinson from Strickley Farm, Nature Friendly Farming Network this afternoon for the next #hedgerow safari!☀️ 🕛12pm 🗺️📍Safari tent

Who's at #Groundswell this week? 🙋‍♀️ Join our Key Habitats Officer and in-house hedge geek Megan Gimber for a #hedgerow safari today at 1pm! Meet at the Safari tent 🎪🌳🔍

Last summer saw up to 100,000 people march to #RestoreNatureNow and big nature promises made by politicians 📢 A year later, people are losing faith in Government’s ability to meet nature targets 🥀 We’re calling for action to turn things round 👇 www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Our Key Habitats Officer and in-house hedge geek Megan Gimber will be at #Groundswell this week! 🌳👨‍🌾 She'll be leading #hedgerow safaris alongside James Robinson from Strickley Farm, Nature Friendly Farming Network, on 📅 Wednesday 1pm and Thursday at 12pm.

Did you know, stag beetle larvae feed on decaying wood under the ground. But adults can’t feed on solid food! They use their feathery tongue to drink from sap runs and fallen soft fruit and rely on the fat reserves built up whilst developing as a larva. 😯🐛🍏

Help us keep an eye on stag beetles! 🪲👀 #Stagbeetles are in decline but with your help, we can keep an eye on them and build a national picture of their numbers. Take part in the #GreatStagHunt👇 🔗ptes.org/gsh

Urban spaces, in every country, are home to big predators, and living alongside them is testament to a change in our relationship to them. While we might not always get along, we can still live with our wild neighbours.👇 ptes.org/the-carnivore-on-your-doorstep #LivingWithMammals 🐾ptes.org/lwm

It's stag beetle season! 😎 Look out for them on warm balmy evenings this summer and record your sightings for the #GreatStagHunt 🔍👀 Record your sighting👇 ptes.org/gsh

📽️🎬Watch as the hazel #dormice are soft-released into their new woodland home🌳 #DormouseRelease news.sky.com/video/hazel-...

Dormice reintroduced at park to boost population www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Conservation success! 🎉🐭 This week marks an incredible milestone as People's Trust for Endangered Species leads their 37th annual hazel #dormouse reintroduction — this time in #Leicestershire🌳

Wildlife World Bitesize subscribers check your inbox for June's e-newsletter! 📩 This month we’re celebrating conservation milestones, sharing simple ways to help wildlife at home, and highlighting how your donations are powering lasting impact. Not already subscribed? Sign up👇 ptes.org/contact-page

How good is your garden for hedgehogs? 🦔 Take the challenge and find out how your garden rates! 👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/garden-challenge #HedgehogStreet is a joint campaign run by us and the @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

Join us and @rspb.bsky.social , @wwf.org.uk & more for the first ever #WildSummitUK Featuring talks, workshops & panels it will be a day devoted to action to restore nature Tickets on sale now! 🗓️11th September 📍Bristol Beacon 🎟️ www.wcl.org.uk/wildsummituk...

2025 marks a decade of our National Water Vole Monitoring Programme! A huge milestone for us and the UK’s largest citizen science survey dedicated to water voles. 🎉 To everyone who has taken part: thank you.👇 ptes.org/celebrating-the-10th-anniversary-of-the-national-water-vole-monitoring-programme

People’s Trust for Endangered Species has been sounding the alarm on traditional orchard decline for 20 years because their value is priceless. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/b7f4dd8... #orchards #biodiversity #conservation

Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes. It must not.

This beautiful hand-drawn snow leopard is perfect for anyone who loves enigmatic wildlife and wants to support our conservation work. ❄️50% of each sale of the print by artist Kate Moby will be donated to PTES. Buy now 👇 www.katemoby.com/store/p1006/Inky_Snow_Leopard_Special_Edition_Illustration.html

Mammals are typically nocturnal or crepuscular so early morning is the best time to spot them without the usual human bustle. 🌇 Can you look out for sightings or signs of your wild neighbours for our survey #LivingWithMammals this summer and help us keep an eye on our #mammals? 👇 ptes.org/lwm

Labour promised to restore nature. ❌ Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it. We offered solutions. We’re done waiting. Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species. Without significant change, it must be scrapped.

Noble chafer PhD available. Part of the Severn Treescapes project, CENTA funded PhD studentship for the first study of on the population genetics of UK Noble chafer. Apply now: warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/study/pgr/studentships/nerccenta Application deadline: 6 June 2025 (23:59 GMT)

Hedgehog Champions check your inbox for May's Hedgehog Street e-news! ✉️🦔Catch up on recent events and get involved in the latest project from the Uni of Reading. Sign up 👉 hedgehogstreet.org/register #HedgehogStreet is a joint campaign run by us and the @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

Help #hedgehogs from the comfort of your sofa!🦔 It's so easy to take part in The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme, just identify photos of hedgehogs in our camera trap photos! And May's top spotter will win a @naturespy.bsky.social camera! Take part, see how many you can spot👇 www.nhmp.co.uk

#Stagbeetles are starting to emerge! Have you spotted one of these impressive beetles flying on a warm evening recently? If so, please let us know via the #GreatStagHunt! 👉 ptes.org/gsh 📸Jenny Pattison

Are you heading to the Royal Bath and West Show? 🐝🍎🍺 Find PTES' Steve Oram in Orchards and Cider! 📅 29th - 31st May 2025 🔗https://www.bathandwest.com/royal-bath-and-west-show

Are you looking for funding for a worldwide #conservation project starting no earlier than January 2026? See our Conservation Insight Grants and submit your pre-application by 29th May ptes.org/grants/apply-grant/worldwide-grant-criteria #conservation #grantfunding #applications #endangeredspecies