Stonehenge
During a night of bat surveying at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s Blackmoor Copse nature reserve, researcher Phil Brown from the University of Bristol identified a barbastelle bat. This is the first confirmed sighting of this elusive and rare species of bat on the reserve. Working with the Trust’s reserves officer, Ashley White, Phil set up traps […]
In the lead up to the 125th anniversary of Westbury Pool, Wiltshire Council are inviting people to share their memories of visiting the pool and their historical photos and stories, to be displayed in a public exhibition. Westbury is one of the oldest public swimming pools in the country still in existence. To commemorate the […]
The glamorous Rundle Cup Day takes place annually in the grounds of Tedworth House in Tidworth garrison against the beautiful setting of Tedworth House, now a Personnel Recovery and Assessment Centre for sick, injured and wounded service personnel. It combines the dramatic speed and skill of two top class polo matches and the light-hearted good […]
Salisbury Cathedral’s original 1215 Magna Carta is to be part of a historic event in 2015 as the four surviving original copies are brought together for the first time in history. The unification plan will mark the 800th anniversary of the issue of the Charter by King John in 1215. The event will be held at […]
A charity which helps vulnerable adults in the county is holding a swimming challenge in Salisbury and Trowbridge to help raise funds and keep their vital work going. The first ever Swim for Swan ‘Legacy for Wiltshire’ Challenge is to be held on Saturday, September 21 in partnership with Wiltshire Council, on behalf of Swan […]
Wiltshire children are being encouraged to keep reading during the long holidays as the annual Summer Reading Challenge launches this week. The theme for this year’s challenge is Creepy House and children from four to 11 are encouraged to sign up to read six or more books over the summer holidays gaining prizes along the way. […]
Dub reggae pioneers, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Max Romeo will break their European Tour to perform at this summer’s WOMAD festival. Veteran, Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has become a legend of Jamaican reggae, and is acclaimed as a pioneer of dub. He is now well into his 70s, but with no thoughts […]
A pair of rescued ring tailed lemurs have given birth to a baby boy at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park. Mum Hasina and dad Julien are part of a troop of the playful Madagascan primates which live in a walkthrough enclosure at the Wiltshire safari park. Both were rescued as youngsters from unsuitable living conditions […]
