Great fen-sedge
A tall and robust species of sedge, the Great fen-sedge has long leaves with sawtooth edges. It forms dense stands in lowland fens and around lakes.
A tall and robust species of sedge, the Great fen-sedge has long leaves with sawtooth edges. It forms dense stands in lowland fens and around lakes.
With club-shaped leaflets on its fronds, wall-rue is easy to spot as it grows out of crevices in walls. Plant it in your garden rockery to provide cover for insects.
Learn a tradition with its roots in the Iron Age and build your own mini dry stone wall to attract wildlife.
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
Mae sgrech y coed yn aelod lliwgar o deulu'r brain, gyda chlytiau adenydd glas gwych. Mae'n enwog am chwilio am fes mewn coetiroedd a pharciau hydrefol, gan eu storio yn aml ar gyfer y…
The 'drumming' of a great spotted woodpecker is a familiar sound of our woodlands, parks and gardens. It is a form of communication and is mostly used to mark territories and to display…
Ancient broadleaved woodland, which is located across the boundary between acidic and calcareous soils.
A mixed secondary woodland supporting a large heronry.
With its prominent, wavy crest, the great crested newt, also known as the 'warty newt', looks like a mini dinosaur! This protected species favours clean ponds during the breeding season…
The graceful great crested grebe is a familiar sight on our lakes and reservoirs, and is well-known for its elaborate courtship dance, during which it rises vertically out of the water and shakes…
The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
At nearly 7 cm long (including the female's long ovipositor), the Great green bush-cricket certainly lives up to its name! It can be found in grassland, scrub and woodland rides in Southern…