Celebrating National Walking Month

When was the last time you went for a walk and felt connected to the experience? Getting out in nature and feeling a calm, connection with the wider world, is just as important to our brains as taking an afternoon nap or getting that extra hit of caffeine! Isn’t it time you treated yourself to a good walk?

Tackling loneliness together

Mental Health Awareness Week is happening between 9 to 15 May 2022. The official theme is ‘loneliness’ and, across the week, we are being encouraged to build meaningful connections with our friends, family, colleagues and communities.

Great crested newts at Earth Trust

Earth Trust Farm is home to one of the largest and most significant populations of great crested newts in the UK.

Snake’s head fritillaries

One of the country’s rarest native meadow flowers, wild populations of snake’s head fritillaries are now found in only a handful of meadows around the UK. We’re lucky to have one of those sites in our care at Wallingford Castle Meadows.

Volunteering at the Earth Trust office

We’re fortunate to work with people who give up their time to support our office-based teams, like Julia who works with our Volunteer Office as a clerical and administration support.

Why and how to hedgelay

At Earth Trust, most of our hedges are maintained by volunteers who lay them every few years. Although the process might look destructive, their work will allow our hedges to thrive for generations to come.

Counting and conserving bird life at Earth Trust

Birds are a great indicator species of healthy landscapes, and counting is a simple way to see the effect of conservation schemes – especially at this time of year.

Celebrating Oxfordshire’s Climate Heroes

Today we were delighted to attend the High Sheriff's Climate Action Awards Ceremony and incredibly proud to have won in the social enterprise category for our River of Life II project.

Nature everywhere, for everyone

We are joining the #NatureForEveryone campaign to ensure that everyone, everywhere can access the benefits of nature.

Nature For Everyone campaign launch

Earth Trust has joined with more than 60 organisations to demand ‘a legal right to nature’ in upcoming Levelling Up legislation and guarantee #NatureForEveryone.

Meet Earth Trust’s volunteer hedgelayers

Around Earth Trust Farm, community reserves and even in our car parks you may notice that many of our hedges are “laid”. We spoke to three of our hedgelaying volunteers, Bill, Martin and Mike, to find out more.

Behind the scenes with an Earth Trust apprentice – part 3

In September 2020 we were thrilled to welcome Beth Hall as an apprentice to the land management team. More than a year on, it was time for Beth to say goodbye and move on to her next adventure. Here she reflects on her time at Earth Trust and her hopes for the future.