Sand hopper
Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.
Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.
Our Wilder Engagement Officer, Sarah, introduces us to the Section 7 List and some species that feature on it.
Often found basking on tall grasses, or buzzing between stems, the small skipper is a small, orange butterfly. It prefers rough grassland, verges and woodland edges.
The chocolate-brown, plump dipper can often be seen bobbing up and down on a stone in a fast-flowing river. It feeds on underwater insects by walking straight into, and under, the water.
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
Our Wilder Engagement Officer, tells us about the wonders of woodlice.
Our Wilder Engagement Officer, tells us about some fabulous fungi to look out for this November.
Cardigan Bay Volunteer Brent Wilson has discovered a new species of Bug! Brent’s work shows that there are still novel aspects of Cardigan Bay marine wildlife yet to be discovered!
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
A prickly, tall plant, the Small teasel is closely related to the Common teasel, but has much smaller, more rounded flower heads. It prefers damp, open woodlands.
The small blue's name is a little misleading: it is our smallest butterfly, but only shows a dusting of blue on brown wings. It is scarce, occurring on chalk grassland, mostly in southern…
The coppery click beetle is a large, coppery-purple beetle with straw-brown wing cases. It can be found on grassland and farmland, and its larvae are known to feed on roots and damage crops.