Conservation & Biodiversity

Learn what coppicing is, why it matters for biodiversity, and how traditional woodland management at Warleigh Nature Reserve helps restore habitats, support wildlife, and create sustainable local materials.

Protect Earth has completed the purchase of an 81-acre site in Bath, between Warleigh Wood and the River Avon, creating a new nature reserve with huge potential for long-term ecosystem restoration.

Protect Earth’s hedge-laying courses are helping revive a practical countryside skill that strengthens hedgerows for wildlife, farming resilience, and long-term landscape health.

At the beginning Labour seemed to fulfill that promise, bringing eNGOs into Downing Street and listening. However, Labour didn’t seem to hear what they were saying, and the excitement of a new governm

It interests us how many things we do are connected. Often it's one landowner recommending us to a neighbour, but this story links several services we offer.

At Protect Earth, we tend to focus our energy on what's growing *above* ground—native trees, bursting buds, and woodlands full of potential. But at this year's High Wood Summer Fair, we had an...

What do Ninja Granny, willow sculptures, and a human fruit machine have in common? No, it's not the start of a fever dream—it's Protect Earth's third annual Summer Fair at High Wood, near Liskeard....

Protect Earth welcomed the community to Goytre Wood for a free one-day hedge-laying course. Led by local green man John, participants learned practical skills.

Invasive plant species are negatively affecting biodiversity in the UK. Protect Earth has the resources, tools, and skills required to control and remove invasive species helping biodiversity in the...

Walking through a mature woodland full of gnarled trees and moss, you're likely in an ancient woodland. Despite their health, they still need management.

When [Wood Could Should](https://woodcouldshould.org/) set out to transform 8.5 acres of low-grade pastureland in Somerset into a thriving woodland, they knew it would take dedication, collaboration,...

Protect Earth is a UK-based environmental charity focused on increasing biodiversity in the British Isles. And doing it the right way.

Many ways to support biodiversity in the UK, even at home. Planting more things and thinking about what insects and animals to attract will increase biodiversity.

Red Squirrel Awareness Week highlights the urgent need for biodiversity conservation as habitat loss and grey squirrel competition drive red squirrel populations into decline. Effective woodland...

Protect Earth is enhancing biodiversity at Nannerch in North Wales, creating homes for wildlife while ensuring the local community can enjoy the green space.

Steve, a keen birder, along with local naturalists, has been documenting the wildlife found at High Wood. His approach is unassuming yet deeply insightful.

Discovering the beauty of Community Land Trusts—nonprofit organisations ensuring lasting neighbourhood benefits through sustainable land use and shared ownership.

At Protect Earth, we've always cherished the incredible support of our community in planting projects across the UK. However, we have always understood that not everyone can join us on the ground to...

Hedgerows are the UK's most widespread semi-natural habitat, critical to numerous plants and animals, yet declining and misunderstood.

Roskruge Farm is a 44-acre farm on the Lizard Peninsula surrounded by intensive agricultural activities, intoxicating chemicals, and harmful environmental practices.

Where: close to Welshpool, mid-Wales

Trees in the UK have long been marginalised. Habitat destruction for agriculture, living space, wood for energy has ravished UK's woodlands.

1% for the Planet sees companies tithe one percent of annual sales to environmental activities. Protect Earth is now an approved environmental partner.

The UK’s natural space has been battered and abused for centuries. Despite attempts to improve the situation, it’s continuing to decline with additional issues creeping in that will further worsen the

Nannerch is a 27 acre site in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in North Wales. Protect Earth have consolidated our plans on increasing biodiversity within this site, benefitting this piece

Trees have been hanging around on this old island we call the United Kingdom since the last Ice Age about 10,000 years ago.

Trees have held cultural and religious importance for millennia. This piece looks at the historical cultural influences on trees in the UK and perceptions towards them in modern society.

Protect Earth’s goal is to do more for the planet. We’ve put boots to ground to do so and now we’re coming clean with how much habitat we’ve restored and where. Dive in and enjoy!

High Wood is an ancient woodland that is accessible to the public. So everyone can enjoy it, we’re working on making it a place for walkers, horse riders, and cyclists to come. Recently, we have resto

This is a case study about Peter - a smallholder in rural west Wales - and how Protect Earth was able to help Peter bring his goal of increasing biodiversity on his seven acres to life.

Steve the Ecologist recently undertook a few visitations to Goytre Wood in Powys. Many woodland birds were on hand to welcome him. Read more about which birds were there and new birds visiting Goytre

Protect Earth is on a mission to secure £40,000 to acquire Blackswarth Road Wood, a Site of Nature Conservation Interest in Bristol city.

Protect Earth took over the management of High Wood in 2022. This woodland is a surviving ancient temperate rainforest, and we aim to develop the space so it can continue being a very special type o

A big part of our success is seeing local communities embrace our woodland restoration projects. High Wood Family Fun Day was a huge success where we proudly showed what’s been done and what’s to come

Trees do great things. But, with 36% of the UK’s wooded areas being non-native conifer trees - the benefits of these trees is very limited. Biodiverse woodlands and areas are homes that bring a range

Protect Earth have managed to gain permission to plant native-only trees at our woods outside of Liskeard, Cornwall. This is BIG as we previously would have been required to plant non-native species t

We've acquired 70 acres in Powys, Wales through donor generosity! The land will contribute to protecting and promoting our natural environment.

Ancient woodlands are irreplaceable ecosystems that have existed for centuries, supporting unique biodiversity and ecological complexity.

Ecologist Steve Wiltshire reports on summer wildlife at High Wood, recording 30 species of breeding birds including Red Kite, Hobby, and Silver-washed Fritillary.

Luck and donor generosity brought High Wood into our ownership. Public access remains a priority as we restore this ancient woodland for the Liskeard community.