My significant other
Cathy, shepherdess, and her border collie Lady have a strong bond with each other – and with nature. From the moment she owned her first lamb Cathy knew that shepherding was the life for her;…
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Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE is a Paralympic and World Champion swimmer. She spends so much time training and rushing around from one venue to another, her favourite place is her garden. Here she…
Round-leaved fluellen
A 'weed' of cultivated and disturbed ground, Round-leaved fluellen is a trailing plant with round leaves and yellow flowers that appear over summer.
Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
How to make a bog garden
Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Saving Scilly seabirds – in the nick of time?
The commitment of last summer’s seabird team persisted this winter, they transitioned into a dedicated species recovery force. Now in March, puffins, Manx shearwaters and storm petrels will soon…
My homecoming
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
From Seed to Sea - St Agnes’ plastic-free lobster pots
Jof is a maker and lobster fisherman on St Agnes, but like many Scillonians has many strings to his bow. He learned the art of traditional lobsterpot making 25 years ago, and in the intervening…
Scilly’s Comic Book Kid is a ‘hero’ for local wildlife
A local school child has smashed expectations by raising an impressive £2,215.49 for the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. Ted Richards, who is just seven years old, wrote and illustrated his own…
Ultra Scilly marathon leads to ultra wildlife fundraising
Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Ranger Darren Hart completed the first Scilly60 ultra-marathon last weekend, raising over £2,700 for the island-based wildlife charity. The race, which covered over…