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Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is the leading wildlife conservation charity working to protect and enhance the wildlife and wild places of Leicestershire and Rutland.
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About Rutland Water
Find out more about Rutland Water nature reserve - one of Britain's best loved nature reserves
About the Rutland Ospreys
Thanks to pioneering conservation efforts over the last 70 years, Ospreys have made a triumphant return to the UK, in what is widely celebrated as an incredible conservation success story. You can be part of that story.
Getting Wild About Gardens
The buzz of a bee, the sweet scent of honeysuckle, these precious moments are not only a delight to experience in our gardens, they’re absolutely vital if we’re going to protect, restore and…
Thank you - Wild About Our Reserves
Thank you for supporting Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
Things you can do about climate change
There are simple and easy things that we can all do to reduce our carbon footprint and make a big difference to the natural world.
Why should we care about disappearing insects? By Professor Dave Goulson
Opinions are divided about insects. For some of us, insects are beautiful, fascinating, joyful creatures – their buzz or fluttering by a vital part of our spring and summer. Ecologists, farmers…
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust volunteers tell us what they love about volunteering
It's National Volunteers' Week from 1st-7th June, a week in which the UK celebrates volunteers and says thank you to them for the contribution they make. The week also raises awareness…
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust provides free training to learn more about species in the Charnwood Forest
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust invite you to learn more about species identification and wildlife recording in the Charnwood Forest, made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund…
Chemical-free organic gardening
Go chemical-free in your garden to help wildlife! Here's how to prevent slugs and insects from eating your plants with wildlife-friendly methods.
Little cuttlefish
This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 6cm long!
My office
Susan’s passion is her herd of English longhorn cattle. She believes in teaching our youngsters about the value of organic farming for quality food and for the environment.