Water-cress
Water-cress has become so popular as a salad addition that it is now cultivated on a wide scale. In the wild, it grows in shallow, fast-flowing streams and is an indicator of clean water.
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What is a Nudibranch?
Nudibranchs, also known as sea slugs, are much like their land-based relatives that you may spot in your garden. But, unlike your regular garden slug, the nudibranch can incorporate the stinging…
What we do
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust is a small, local charity working to protect and restore over 700ha of wild land on the islands.
Hairy bitter-cress
Hairy bitter-cress is an edible weed of rocky places, walls, gardens and cultivated ground. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along to a Wildlife…
Change what you eat
Buy local produce, eat more plant-based foods and reduce your food miles to shrink your environmental footprint.
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
My VIP pass
With her waterproof map on her wrist, Heather doesn’t have to splash out to go on safari. She gets exclusive access to Kimmeridge Bay’s secret world of ever-changing marine wildlife.
How to create a hedgehog hole
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.
Watch what you wash away
Some cosmetics, soaps, washing-up liquids and cleaning products can be harmful to wildlife with long-lasting effects.
Latest Scilly seabird survey reveals dramatic declines across local breeding populations
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust (IoSWT) and RSPB have issued a call for action following results from the latest Isles of Scilly seabird survey. The dramatic declines documented provide a stark…
Bringing people closer to nature
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust works to bring the community and our visitors closer to nature, by providing access, events and promoting sustainable and responsible wildlife watching.
About us
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust manages around half the islands (over 700ha) for wildlife, providing safe access for people to explore and keeping our landscapes beautiful.