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Long legs, short lives

Insect expert Ben Keywood from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust takes a closer look at craneflies.

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Skomer Island Day Trips

Only a 20 minute boat trip from the mainland, Skomer is an excellent place for a daytime adventure. Bursting with seabirds including our Atlantic Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills, this National Nature Reserve is one of Britain's most important seabird colonies. It is peaceful and wild at all times of year - there's so much to see and explore.

Please note, Puffins start arriving in mid-April. They are present from May-July. The first ones start leaving in mid-July and all Puffins are gone by the end of July. Please see our seasonal timeline below for what to see each month.
Habitat

Upland spring, flush and fen

These tiny habitats, the source of our streams and rivers, are fundamental to the well-being of whole water catchments.

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Goose barnacle

Goose barnacles often wash up on our shores attached to flotsam after big storms.

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Wildlife gardening

Our own back gardens are often the place where we encounter wildlife most regularly. Whether it's digging up worms or feeding the birds, we all benefit from being out in a garden and wildlife too can thrive in these little havens.
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Essex skipper

This small orange-brown butterfly can be tricky to tell apart from the similar small skipper.

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European flounder

Able to camouflage itself to its surroundings, the European flounder is one of our many amazing flatfish!

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Soldier beetle

One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.

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Brown-tail

The caterpillars of this fluffy white moth are best admired from a distance, as their hairs can irritate the skin.

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Red mullet

A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!