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[10 OCT 01] GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW JAGUAR WHITLEY SITE

Plans for a controversial new business park at the Jaguar Whitley site have been given the thumbs up by the Secretary of State. MORE

[27 APR 01] ANOTHER GROUP JOINS THE GM CROP BATTLE

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has added its voice to the campaign against the GM crop trials at Wolston near Coventry. MORE

[02 APR 01] MORE NATURE RESERVES BACK ONLINE

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has re-opened several more of its nature reserves after re-assessing the risk from foot and mouth disease. MORE

[27 MAR 01] NATURE CENTRE OPEN DESPITE DISEASE CRISIS

People who want a walk in the countryside during the foot and mouth crisis are being reminded that a nature reserve near Coventry is still open. MORE

[21 MAR 01] BLUEBELL WALK OFF DUE TO FOOT AND MOUTH

The continued foot and mouth disease crisis has forced the cancellation of a popular annual walk around a Warwickshire bluebell wood. MORE

[20 MAR 01] NEW SEATS A BLOOMING MARVELLOUS IDEA

Giant flowers will be revealed in Coventry this week to show that a community hasn’t been sitting around doing nothing. MORE

[06 FEB 01] JAGUAR COULD EAT UP CITY GRASSLAND

Nearly 10 per cent of grassland in Coventry will be destroyed if a new business park that will create up to 2,500 jobs is built, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has warned. MORE

[02 FEB 01] 2,500 JAGUAR JOBS ON WAY DESPITE NATURE FEARS

Controversial plans to expand Jaguar’s design centre in Coventry have moved a step nearer reality, with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott backing the scheme. MORE

[30 JAN 01] APPEAL TO HELP KIDS FOCUS ON NATURE

People with old or unused binoculars are being urged to give them to a Coventry nature centre so youngsters can focus on wildlife at the reserve. MORE

[20 NOV 00] NATUREFORCE RECRUITING FOR WOODLAND TASKS

City dwellers are being asked to take a ride out into the countryside to help conserve nature reserves throughout Warwickshire. MORE

[31 OCT 00] TRUST FOCUSES ON SOLIHULL GOAL

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust was today celebrating the announcement of a double sponsorship deal to help it develop a new base. MORE

[23 OCT 00] ACCESS FOR ALL AT CRACKLEY WOOD

A new path around a nature reserve in Kenilworth was being opened today following donations from a variety of organisations. MORE

[03 OCT 00] BULBS FOR BULBS A BLOOMING GOOD IDEA

Hillfields will be a blaze of colour in the spring following an initiative encouraging residents to plant a bulb and bring down their electricity bill at the same time. MORE

[20 SEP 00] HAVE A PARTY AT NATURE GROUP's HQ

Youngsters can have their birthday party and get back to nature with teddy bears, beasts and birds or learn all about mammals in a new service from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. MORE

[26 JUN 00] MINIATURE HOUSING UNVEILED AT ROYAL SHOW

More than 300 homes will be given away by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust at the Royal Show next week. MORE

[08 JUN 00] PARLIAMENT PIECE BECOMES NATURE RESERVE

A new chapter in the history of a Kenilworth park has been opened with an agreement over how it should be managed. MORE

[30 MAY 00] ALL PATHS LEAD TO UFTON FIELDS

Families with pushchairs and wheelchair users will soon be able to get round a Warwickshire beauty spot. MORE

[20 MAY 00] BRANDON MARSH SET ON FIRE

The main reed-bed at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve was set on fire last night just 24 hours after threats were received from animal rights extremists. MORE

[19 MAY 00] STUDIOUS KIDS REWARDED WITH ZOO VISIT

Children from Coventry and Rugby will visit London Zoo to celebrate an after-school project run by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. MORE

[10 APR 00] DRIVERS WARNED OVER OTTER DEATHS

Drivers are being warned to take care on Warwickshire roads that cross rivers and streams after a dead otter was found near the River Leam. MORE

[08 MAR 00] ENVIRONMENTALISTS HOPE FOR WHITELY REJECTION

Conservationists have warned that a planned business park next to Jaguar’s Whitley plant would wreak havoc on the environment. MORE

[25 FEB 00] ELMDON MANOR'S WALLED GARDEN REPAIRS

Walls and archways of Elmdon Manor’s Walled Garden are receiving much needed repairs thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. MORE

[12 OCT 99] PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO JAGUAR BUSINESS PARK

The Government announced today that there will be a Public Inquiry into the proposals by Jaguar and Coventry City Council for a Business Park at Whitley. MORE

[23 AUG 99] VANDAL WARDENS FOR CLAYBROOKES MARSH

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is set to take action after a site under their control has suffered persistent vandalism. MORE

[16 JUL 99] WHITLEY DEVELOPMENT MOVES TO NEXT STAGE

Jaguar Cars could be set to create 2,500 jobs in Coventry after plans for a mixed-use business park as an extension to their Whitley site have progressed a stage further. MORE

[07 JUL 99] JAGUAR WHITLEY DECISION DELAYED

Coventry City Council officers today recommended that the Council support Jaguar's proposal to develop a Business Park at Whitley. MORE

[05 MAY 99] THOUSANDS OF BADGERS TO BE KILLED

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has today joined the rest of the Wildlife Trusts national partnership in expressing deep disappointment at the recommendation of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee that thousands of badgers should be killed in the next few years to test the link between badgers and bovine TB. MORE

[27 APR 99] VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR EDUCATION CENTRE

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust are offering the chance to spend the summer outside in the sunshine (and the rain) teaching children about wildlife at their new Visitor and Education Centre. Anyone is welcome to join the Education Team - full training will be given. MORE

[14 APR 99] CALL FOR TOUGHER WILDLIFE LAWS

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, along with other environmental organisations, is today calling for tougher laws to protect our most important wildlife sites. This call for new legislation will be highlighted when 22 conservation organisations, including The Wildlife Trusts, present Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott with 250,000 pledges to demonstrate the strength of public opinion in favour of better wildlife laws. MORE

[06 APR 99] TWO NEW GRANTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust was today celebrating the award of two separate grants from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), through its Environmental Action Fund. Each project is being supported with a 50% grants by DETR. MORE

[10 MAR 99] FROG SPAWN EVERYWHERE

Thanks to the recent warmer weather, frogs are now busy breeding throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is again urging people lucky enough to have ponds in their gardens to leave the frogs and their spawn to develop naturally, rather than trying to move any. MORE

[04 MAR 99] TREES TO BE PLANTED AT KENILWORTH COMMON

On Sunday 7 March Warwickshire Wildlife Trust with the assistance of volunteers from the local community hope to plant over 100 native trees and shrubs such as hazel, birch and oak at Kenilworth Common Local Nature Reserve. MORE

[04 MAR 99] TWO NEW FACES TO HELP THE TRUST

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust today welcomed two new Managers to help take the Trust forward to the Millennium. MORE

[09 FEB 99] NATURE BID TO STOP DEVELOPMENT

The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is battling to save a "vital green lung" from the threat of development. MORE

[15 JAN 99] 'CAN'T SEE THE COMMON FOR TREES'

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Warwick District Council are shortly to start a 5 year programme of positive woodland management to improve the wildlife value of Kenilworth Common, which is designated as a Local Nature Reserve, with the support of the Forestry Authority. MORE

[15 JAN 99] SUMMER VOLUNTEERS WANTED

[11 JAN 99] VOLUNTEER FORCE REQUIRED

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust urgently need to recruit more volunteers to help run the Visitor Centre at Brandon Marsh over the Spring and summer of 1999. The Trust already has an excellent but still requires even more enthusiastic people to join them, especially at weekends. MORE

[11 JAN 99] WILD CONFERENCES

Following Sir David Attenborough’s visit last year, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is now proud to announce the opening of its new purpose built lecture room with exhibition and conference facilities. MORE

[18 DEC 98] XMAS PRESENTS FOR WILDLIFE TOO

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is asking everyone to remember local wildlife this Christmas time. MORE

[17 DEC 98] TRUST SEEKS CHANGES TO CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has asked for a number of changes to the Coventry Development Plan to enable the plan to achieve its sustainability objective. Without these changes the Trust considers that wildlife diversity in the city will continue to be lost. MORE

[17 DEC 98] NEW DEVELOPMENT IN NAVIGATION SAGA

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust today, welcomed an admission by, the Upper Avon Navigation Trust that their proposals for field commercial navigation of the Leam and Avon Rivers need a complete Environmental Assessment. MORE

[14 DEC 98] FAMILY CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Designing natural Christmas cards and making Christmas cake for the birds are among some of the exciting and fun environmental activities for children at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre during the Christmas holidays. MORE

[11 DEC 98] WORKING FOR WILDLIFE

Everyone is welcome at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's programme of conservation work parties. There are many events where volunteers - experienced or not - will be able to join the vital work of the Trust's Green Teams. All of the work parties start at 10.00am unless otherwise stated. MORE

[9 DEC 98] PRACTICAL CONSERVATION HELP

Everyone is welcome at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's programme of conservation work parties. There are many events where volunteers - experienced or not - will be able to join the vital work of the Trust's Green Teams. All of the work parties start at 10.00am unless otherwise stated. MORE

[3 DEC 98] MICHAEL MEACHER LAUNCHES GLOBE

The Hon Secretary of State for the Environment Michael Meacher MP joined The Wildlife Trusts in London last week to launch The GLOBE Programme - a new international environmental education project using the Internet. MORE

[30 NOV 98] TREE DRESSING DAY AT BRANDON MARSH

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust begin it's December programme with a Family Tree Dressing Day at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre on Saturday December 5th. MORE

[27 NOV 98] BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH IN WARWICKSHIRE

Everyone is welcome at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's programme of conservation work parties. There are many events where volunteers - experienced or not - will be able to join the vital work of the Trust's Green Teams. All of the work parties start at 10.00am unless otherwise stated. MORE

[26 NOV 98] NEW CASH FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT

There were celebrations throughout Warwickshire today, Thursday 26 November 1998 as SITA Environmental Trust handed over £50,000 from Landfill Tax to fund an environmental project called Wasteline for 1999. MORE

[30 OCT 98] JIGSAW PROJECT EXTENDED

Due to the huge amount of interest shown in Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's latest community project, organisers have decided to extend the deadline for jigsaw. MORE

[30 OCT 98] SAVE OUR HEDGEHOGS

[16 OCT 98] RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS

[23 SEP 98] RED OR DEAD

[21 SEP 98] HAPPY SNAPPERS

[25 AUG 98] CHURCHYARD GROUP RECEIVE PENNIES FROM HEAVEN

[01 MAY 98] A HOLE NEW SURVEY

[23 APR 98] WALKS ON THE WILDSIDE 98

[21 APR 98] NEW SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT

[17 APR 98] The Woodland Of Medieval Warwickshire

[09 APR 98] James Plaskitt MP To Open Access To Woodland Reserve

[09 APR 98] New Staff At Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

[02 APR 98] Wildlife Awards For Business