Wildflower meadows are certainly beautiful and vibrant to look at – but they are also vital for our countryside and play a crucial role in the ecosystem. They are important for: Biodiversity Soil health Carbon sequestration Farm resilience Read more
A spectacular morning for our annual Dawn Chorus Walk at Bere Marsh Farm in Dorset with more than 20 species of birds spotted. Read more
Today is World Migratory Bird Day – and a time to celebrate the many migratory birds which benefit from the wildlife-rich habitats on CRT land. Read more
Thanks to our Twelve Gifts of Christmas fundraising campaign, we've been able to build new hedgehog shelters for our farms at Awnells and Turnastone Court. Read more
At CRT we support and encourage our tenant farmers to use sustainable farming methods wherever possible, because we know these practices positively benefit the environment, wildlife and ultimately, humankind.
We provide support, resources and volunteers to assist the conservation activities across our sites. For example, volunteers on all the properties have planted hedgerows, resulting in wildlife corridors and increased biodiversity.
Our wildlife monitors complete regular surveys of each site, covering large species like deer or otters to invertebrates like freshwater shrimp and water beetles. Below are some of the most iconic species residing on our sites.
How can you get involved with CRT?
Volunteer for CRT Become a CRT Friend Donate Today
Discover an array of fascinating facts about the UK's six reptile species, many of which we know are living on the Countryside Regeneration Trust's land. Read more
Updated Environmental Land Management Schemes show how essential it is that farming works for nature as well as food production. Read more
Water voles may soon be plopping into waterways across the East of England once again as funding from Natural England enables ground-breaking conservation work to roll out into more counties. Read more
The future is looking hopeful for native wildlife from water voles to kingfishers because Waterlife Recovery Trust’s pioneering work is expanding and inspiring new collaborative projects. Read more
Bird ringing trainer Simon Lane and volunteer wildlife surveyor Rik McCoy report on the data gathered on Bere Marsh Farm in Dorset last summer. Read more
One of the biggest issues for farmers engaging with the Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) is Defra providing the right initial and ongoing support so farmers can understand and utilise them fully, says the Countryside Regeneration Trust. Read more
Sexton Beetles or Burying Beetles are euphemistically known as the Undertakers of the insect world. They have an extraordinary ability to locate and bury small vertebrate carcasses for the purposes of feeding and breeding. Read more
Countryside Regeneration Trust volunteers work hard to help sow a future wildflower meadow at Dorset's Bere Marsh Farm. Read more
There be Hummingbirds! Well, more precisely Hummingbird Hawk-moths (Macroglossum stellatarum). Read more
A new short film in the Countryside Regeneration Trust’s documentary series that captures the ongoing journey to develop Bere Marsh Farm in Dorset has just been released. Read more
The current drought conditions are having a devastating effect on the country’s wildlife, but it deepens the case for the positive impact of regenerative farming and working with natural solutions, says the Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT). Read more
The UK has 6 native reptile species including the curious slow-worm (Anguis fragilis). Although serpent-like in appearance, slow-worms are in fact limbless lizards and an amazing example of de-evolution. Read more
Here are some ideas for the CRT team to combine art and nature this summer. Read more
Andy Fale – CRT’s Dorset Wildlife Monitoring Officer, had a wonderful surprise when he opened the Bere Marsh Farm moth trap on Thursday morning. Read more
Head of Wildlife Monitoring, Dr Vince Lea, highlights what has been achieved by the CRT’s mink eradication efforts in Cambridgeshire after joining Waterlife Recovery East’s partnership project in early 2021. Read more
Bats, like all living things, deserve their place in our ecosystem. The CRT’s Wildlife Monitors track bats on CRT properties to understand what impact our land management and farming practices are having. Read more
We have been monitoring the bird populations on Lark Rise Farm in Cambridgeshire since 1999, but one of the consistently increasing species has largely gone unnoticed until recently; the dunnock. Read more
CRT Wildlife Monitor Ruth Moss, has adopted a unique way of tracking and assessing the breeding territories of birds on Herefordshire farmland, giving her insight into their activities. Read more
The CRT are thrilled to have officially opened our nature reserve on Bere Marsh Farm, Dorset in honour of an iconic and inspirational pioneers of wildlife, conservation and farming. Read more
If you’re walking through the woods thinking you are alone with nature, take care because that untidy bush or the shadowy bit under a tree could be a wildlife photographer dressed in camouflage gear. Read more