As the oil begins to be taken off the MSC Napoli today and the crowds are beginning to leave, Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is now concerned over the huge amount of litter left on the beaches in Lyme Bay which could have a long term effect on the wildlife in the area.

As the effects of climate change are already being felt, World Wetlands Day - Friday 2 February - is the time to discover the importance of the UK’s wet and wild places – with The Wildlife Trusts and the Water for Wildlife Partnership.

Thanks to a new Project Planning Grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the London Wildlife Trust will have the resources needed to launch its “Going Local” volunteering initiative. The award, of £47,800, will enable the Trust to engage with a diverse range of communities in Camden, Islington, Southwark and Lewisham and to increase their involvement in and enjoyment of local wildlife and green space.

Adaptation, adaptation, adaptation – that’s the message from The Wildlife Trusts, as they call on Government to focus on dealing with the challenging and broad consequences of climate change on the natural world.

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Despite a month of almost incessant grey skies, the sun came out for just long enough on Saturday 30th December for twenty odd photographers from WAK and ePz to play with any new toys they had squeezed out of Santa a few days earlier! This is the story of how they got on....