The Trust is carrying out a number of projects specifically designed to combat the effects of global warming on our native wildlife. These include:
Landscapes for Living
This name is an umbrella term used for conservation projects that will work towards helping wildlife adapt to climate change. Projects will be based at the landscape scale and will look to link priority habitats and to increase the size of each block of habitat. The Trust’s Woolhope Dome Project is such a project, where we leave the security of our nature reserves and venture out into the wider countryside working with land owners and managers.
Now, try to imagine taking that holistic approach and applying it to the whole of the West Midlands! This is the vision that the West Midlands Wildlife Trusts and Biodiversity Partnership are developing through a new, innovative project called Landscapes for Living. The project has already mapped where the hotspots for wildlife are and will produce a vision document, which will guide our work in conservatMonday June 2, 2008 Click here to find out more about this project.
Pond Restoration and Celebration Project
This project started in March 2007. The aim is to restore five ponds, and also through a series of five pond celebration days to encourage and enthuse landowners to create or restore their own ponds. We will involve local communities in all stages of the project. We hope to raise the profile and importance of ponds, with a wider interest in them and a better appreciation of their biodiversity.
This project is a partnership between HART and HNT.
» Click here to find out more about this project.