Wiltshire Wildlife Trust News http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/News/News.aspx Keeping you up to date with news from the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust en-gb Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:10:22 GMT Copyright: (C) Wiltshire Wildlife Trust http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 1440 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/images/Layout/Logo.gif http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/DEfault.aspx Have you drunk your glass of river water today? “When I ask: Have you drunk a glass of river water today? - the expression on the kids’ faces is one of bewilderment and disgust. But the reality is – they will have,” says the Trust's Ruth Clarricoates.
 http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/aiFYLXalskiZ0S1CKqs9gw%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/aiFYLXalskiZ0S1CKqs9gw%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Family events Nominations sought for Corporate Green Awards 2010 – Save money, help the environment and gain an edge over your competitors – that’s the message from the Trust to local businesses as it launches the hunt for companies to enter its third annual Corporate Green Awards.
http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/fg0rbJvxU0uofEeUM1cYjQ%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/fg0rbJvxU0uofEeUM1cYjQ%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Business Army families play dirty as event draws them into nature Children just love to explore woodland, play with mud and create their own art, so a free family fun afternoon and barbeque at Down Barn Wood in Larkhill, near Bulford on Saturday 17th July should hit the spot for an ideal summer’s day out.
 http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/8gFzrjnAzE%2ba%2bzsYPq2IHA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/8gFzrjnAzE%2ba%2bzsYPq2IHA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Family events Wildlife returns to restored River Avon Eight months after the Trust and partners completed restoration work on a stretch of the Salisbury Avon near Pewsey, wildlife is flooding back into the area and the water is teeming with young fish.
 http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/l38jqGpit0%2bn0sdr1PqFEQ%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/l38jqGpit0%2bn0sdr1PqFEQ%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Biodiversity We’re going on a dragon hunt Hunting for dragonflies will be one of the many interesting activities laid on for children at the Trust’s free family event at Conigre Mead Nature Reserve, Melksham, on Sunday 25th July, 2-4pm. “There will be lots to do for children of all ages at this pretty reserve,” says Sarah Wood, the Trust’s Education Officer. http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/x_M0jR5ldUq0R0657PdgqA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/x_M0jR5ldUq0R0657PdgqA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Family events Children to make wildlife art for new community woodland Creative kids, creepy crawlies and community woodland – that is the theme of an art day being run by the Trust on Wednesday 7th July for children from South Marston Primary School, near Swindon. http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/J7imvDzS6kSjd23jeRsFWA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/J7imvDzS6kSjd23jeRsFWA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Schools Bumper year for lambs helps Trust in quest to restore chalk grasslands A walk among the wild flowers at Coombe Bissett Down nature reserve, near Salisbury, will be rewarded with the added interest of seeing rare breed lambs gambolling on the slopes, for the Trust has had a bumper lambing season.
 http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/swvy6abvgEOd0MmbhKtO3A%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/swvy6abvgEOd0MmbhKtO3A%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Biodiversity Wind and rain make Sarsen Trail a challenge but walkers still turn out with a smile Persistent early morning rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of walkers and runners taking part in the Sarsen Trail and Neolithic Marathon on Sunday May 2nd between the two World Heritage Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge.
 http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/l_tUIMpwm0WgKDdCYQ5Y1w%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/l_tUIMpwm0WgKDdCYQ5Y1w%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sarsen Trail and Neolithic Marathon Trust offers landowners help to wipe out alien invasive plants The Trust is offering to help landowners eradicate Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed from their properties - all non-native invasive plants that are infesting our waterways and causing real problems for our wildlife. And it is also seeking volunteers to help survey for these plants and to help pull up the balsam.
 http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/uaaPChpT30iU0vxZB%2bC_Mw%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/uaaPChpT30iU0vxZB%2bC_Mw%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Wed, 5 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Biodiversity Give it a Grow in Compost Awareness Week! ‘Give it a Grow’ is the message being put out by the Trust and Recycle Now to mark the 10th annual Compost Awareness Week, which runs from 2-8 May 2010.
http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/pdM1fpIROkee7icerkUfjA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx http://www.wiltshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/pdM1fpIROkee7icerkUfjA%3d%3d/NewsArticle.aspx Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Compost