Annual meadow-grass
Annual meadow-grass is a coarse, vigorous grass that can be found on waste ground, bare grassland and in lawns. In some situations, it can be considered a weed.
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Reports and Research
Landing page for the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Library, and links to our reports and research.
Recreation and Wildlife Reports
Recreation and Wildlife disturbance reports
Seabird Recovery Project Reports
Seabird Recovery Project Reports for the Isles of Scilly, including Food Waste reports to support Rat Eradication efforts across the islands.
Ringed Plover Project Reports
Protecting our Plovers. The last chance for breeding Ringed Plovers in Cornwall.
Big Scilly Bat Survey Reports
The Big Scilly Bat Survey is an innovative project led by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust and the Isles of Scilly Bat Group, and funded by the Isles of Scilly National Landscape and supported by Bat Conservation Trust.
Common cow-wheat
Common cow-wheat is a delicate annual that brightens up the edges of acid woodland and heaths with deep golden flowers in the summer.
My kind of festival
Erin has spent 25 years connecting people and wildlife as part of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s team that delivers events and open days at sites across the county including the annual Skylarks…
Soft brome
Soft brome is a tall, annual grass of roadside verges, waste ground and meadows, and is a 'weed' of arable land. It has long, grey-green leaves and loosely clustered flower spikes.
Bird Flu: updated 19th August 2022
We are sad to report that we have now had several reports of dead or sick gannets and herring gulls across the islands. There is a possibility that we are seeing the first cases of Bird Flu on…
Honesty
The papery, translucent, silver 'coins' of Honesty are instantly recognisable. They are actually the leftover seed pods that dangle from the plant through winter.
My flood defence
Bev is grateful to live down the road from Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a 210ha wetland site which stores excess water from the River Torne during times of high
rainfall. This saved her…