Fish Rescue Little Stretton

The Environment Agency (EA) carried out a fish rescue on Thursday 2nd July 2026 on a small section of brook in Little Stretton that is drying up. After endeavours by two local residents the incident was reported to the EA and they rescued 17 healthy brown trout. The...

Swifts In The Strettons

Our Swifts are amazing! They are iconic birds of our summers and every year they fly all the way back from Africa to make a nest and raise their young. That’s about 7000 miles one way! They are insectivorous – they only eat aerial insects – and are really important...

Identifying Wildlife

Last year SACWG’s garden wildlife survey proved very popular and worthwhile, and we were encouraged by the participation and the findings. See the full report here. Despite all our efforts in ensuring the surveys and the training were appropriate and would appeal to...

2026 Bird Surveys

Fewer Curlew, Lapwing and Kestrel appear to have been found than in recent years. Our bird surveys finish in mid-June, but if you have seen or heard a Curlew, Lapwing, Cuckoo, Kestrel or Dipper, or evidence of breeding Red Kites, anywhere in the Strettons area since...