Ranger Tim Squire gives an update on the fortunes of the Grayling butterfly in the South Downs It is very hard to see a Grayling butterfly on the South Downs. This is partly because this master of disguise, when it lands, blends magically with the background and disappears from sight. But the main reason is […]

As we head into our darkest days of the year, Elinor Newman, a Heathlands Engagement Ranger, takes a look at nature at night. Have you ever been for a walk at night?  Or sat outside in the darkness?  Have you heard rustling in the bushes next to you, or heard a hoot across the road? […]

A campaign to raise funds for the construction of a special brace to prevent one of Britain’s oldest trees from collapsing has ended in success. The 3,000-year-old yew tree in the Hampshire village of Farringdon is one the country’s ten oldest trees and is of special national and international scientific interest.  Despite its worn appearance […]