Keep an eye out for the rare noble chafer beetle in your orchard this month.🍎 It's only in the adult form for 4-6 weeks and can be seen foraging for nectar on a range of umbellifers (plants with clusters of tiny flowers) on sunny days around this time. 👇 ptes.org/campaigns/noble-chafer-beetles

New research: small hedgehog populations at risk of collapse from road mortality. 👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/roadkill-risks Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by PTES and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

Listen to PTES' David Wembridge on the latest RHS' podcast with everything you need to know about the majestic #stagbeetle! Summer SOS: holiday-proof your garden, midsummer planting guide, a giant bug hunt 👇 https://podfollow.com/rhs-gardening/episode/6a2fed498ea345d6e111f46dfa89fa6fc822997e

Gardening with the RHS: Summer SOS: holiday-proof your garden, midsummer planting guide, a giant bug hunt

If you’re going away this summer and are worried about your garden RHS Chief Horticulturist Guy Barter shares some top hacks for ensuring your plants survive the heatwaves while you’re away. Bu...

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The long grass and wildflowers in Keith’s London garden will provide shelter and nesting opportunities, plus the log piles will attract creepy crawly prey 🦔🌾#GoWildForHedgehogs Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by People's Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society

Last week saw one of the UK’s largest recorded nurdle spills. After over a billion plastic nurdles were spilled into the River Tyne volunteers have been working to clean local beaches https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/billion-plastic-pellets-nurdles-spilled-uk-river-ships-collide

It’s not too late to go WILD for hedgehogs! We want to see as many wild gardens as possible so get involved now 👉 www.hedgehogstreet.org/go-wild-summer #GoWildForHedgehogs Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by People's Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

Hedgehog Champions check your inbox for July's #HedgehogStreet e-news🦔 This month we're providing tips for helping hedgehogs in record-breaking heatwaves plus summer FAQs Not already signed up?👉 hedgehogstreet.org/register Hedgehog Street is a campaign by us & British Hedgehog Preservation Society

Thanks to everyone who got involved in our campaign Go WILD for Hedgehogs! We’ve loved reading your wild garden entries & seeing your photos. 🌱 💚 🍃 We'll be showcasing lots of #GoWildForHedgehogs gardens this week... #HedgehogStreet is run by us & @ptes-org.bsky.social 📷 E Steel & A O'May

We're hiring 📣 Hedgerow Officer (maternity cover). PTES is looking for a maternity cover to lead on our hedgerow conservation work promoting the protection and restoration of this critical habitat. Apply by Friday 7th August. Head to our website for full job description: ptes.org/about-us/vacancies

Apply before 11pm on Thursday 30th July!

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Please share📣 PTES UK Mammal Grants are now OPEN - we're accepting Expressions of Interest. Apply before 11pm on Thursday 30th July 2026. 👇Head to our website for more information and to apply: ptes.org/grants/apply-grant/uk-mammals-grant-criteria

Thanks to everyone who got involved in our campaign #GoWildForHedgehogs! We’ve loved reading your wild garden entries and seeing your photos. Like Helen Mandy's wild garden in Dorset🌱😍 Welcoming wildlife with log piles, a mix of plants and lots of natural shelter for hedgehogs.

Last year we asked you to go WILD for hedgehogs 🍃🦔 We've been championing the wild patch; a section of your garden given back to nature. Let us know how you’ve done – have you seen wildflowers, butterflies or even hedgehogs? www.hedgehogstreet.org/go-wild-summer

Go WILD for Hedgehogs: Summer - Hedgehog Street

Wild gardens welcome hedgehogs Last summer, we asked you to choose a patch of your garden to become wild, leaving […]

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Please share📣 PTES UK Mammal Grants are now OPEN - we're accepting Expressions of Interest. Apply before 11pm on Thursday 30th July 2026. 👇Head to our website for more information and to apply: ptes.org/grants/apply-grant/uk-mammals-grant-criteria

We're hiring 📣 Hedgerow Officer (maternity cover). PTES is looking for a maternity cover to lead on our hedgerow conservation work promoting the protection and restoration of this critical habitat. Apply by Friday 7th August. Head to our website for full job description: ptes.org/about-us/vacancies

Press flowers on the go! 🌸🌼 Our flower press key ring is a beautiful way to preserve small flowers and leaves from walks, garden adventures, or special moments. Shop the collection 👇 shop.ptes.org/brand/studio-wald Support wildlife, shop with PTES💚

Inspired by endangered species, Tahlia Paige is a Welsh brand that creates a range of gifts and accessories, including reusable skincare, bookish accessories and plenty more. 🦔 Thalia Page donates 5% of the profit from selected items to People’s Trust for Endangered Species.👇 www.tahliapaige.co.uk

Help us keep an eye on stag beetles! 🪲👀Stag beetles are in decline but with your help, we can keep an eye on them and build a national picture of their numbers. Take part in the #GreatStagHunt👇 🔗ptes.org/gsh

On Saturday 14th November PTES will hold the 5th National Dormouse Conference at Uni of Reading. Topics include National Dormouse Conservation Strategy, population viability analysis and current dormouse projects across the UK. Book now👇 ptes.org/event/national-dormouse-conference-14th-november-2026

This is a silver washed fritillary 😍it's particularly special because it's the valezina form, a rare form of the female #butterfly! Normally it's bright orange! Photographed by Ian Pratt this week at our nature reserve, Briddlesfood Woods, on the Isle of Wight.

Plastic-Free July is a good reminder that small changes can make a difference.🌱 Our sustainably made clothing and accessories are produced through a circular supply chain, and every purchase helps fund conservation work for endangered species♻️👇Make a swap ptesshopteemill.org.uk/collection/bags

📣PTES UK Mammal Grants are now OPEN - we're accepting Expressions of Interest. Apply before 11pm on Thursday 30th July 2026. Applications must be submitted using the online form before 11pm on Thursday 30th July 2026👇 ptes.org/grants/apply-grant/uk-mammals-grant-criteria

Subscribers check your inboxes for this month's Wildlife World Bitesize e-news! ✉️ We share hopeful news for hedgehogs, the story of one of the world’s rarest frogs, and ways you can support conservation at home and further afield. 🐸 Not already signed up? Subscribe today 👇 ptes.org/contact-page

OUT NOW! Ecologist and author @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social latest book is a small but mighty must-have for any hedgehog lover. 📚⭐Head over to our Instagram to enter our giveaway and win our bundle which includes two free copies of RSPB Pocket Book of Hedgehogs for you and a friend!📚⭐

It's #BeesNeedsWeek! 🐝Support pollinators with these simple tips! 🌼Grow nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees. 🌼Let patches of garden and land grow wild. 🌼Cut grass less often. 🌼Don't disturb insect nests and hibernation spots. 🌼Think carefully about whether to use pesticides.

July is a crucial month for #stagbeetles, it's when females lay their eggs. Help these magnificent yet threatened insects in your garden simply by burying a few logs vertically in your garden. 🌳🐛 Use our how-to guide👇 🔗 stagbeetles.ptes.org/how-to-build-a-log-pile 📸Alistair Brodie, Callum Clayton

👩‍🌾 We’re working with landowners to restore habitats ✍️ We’re running a national survey to build the first ever robust hedgehog population estimates 🦔Our 'Go WILD for Hedgehogs’ campaign is encouraging people to create wild areas in their gardens Support our appeal👉 https://bit.ly/supporthedgehogs

Cover water butts and buckets. 💧 Stag beetles (and other animals) can drown in them. If you do find one in water, take it out straight away and let it dry. Once recovered, they often fly off! Log your sightings of stag beetles via the #GreatStagHunt! 👇 ptes.org/gsh 🎞️Teena Louise

🦪✨Our new intern Erin is helping the team at The Forth Marine Hatchery better understand how their oyster spatting ponds support successful oyster development to bring this keystone species back from the brink 🔗https://ptes.org/grants/internship-projects/restoring-native-oysters-in-firth-of-forth/

Prepare now for Capital Grants🌳 #hedgerows ptes.org/funding-hedge-work-prepare-now-for-july-capital-grants

Funding hedge work: prepare now for July Capital Grants - People's Trust for Endangered Species

Planning hedgerow work in England? Now's the time to get organised. Applications for Capital Grants 2026 are expected to open in July.

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Retaining deadwood for #stagbeetles can be as simple as not tidying up fallen trees or keeping a stump in place after a tree has been felled. Or you can build your own log pile from logs and twigs. 👇 🔗stagbeetles.ptes.org/how-to-build-a-log-pile #GreatStagHunt