Small tortoiseshell
The pretty small tortoiseshell is a familiar garden visitor that can be seen feeding on flowers all year-round during warm spells. Overwintering adults may find resting spots in sheds, garages or…
The pretty small tortoiseshell is a familiar garden visitor that can be seen feeding on flowers all year-round during warm spells. Overwintering adults may find resting spots in sheds, garages or…
Edible periwinkles are a common sight when rockpooling and can be found in huge numbers on the shore.
This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.
Ancient Ash woodland and Beech plantation. Kilvrough Manor Woods comprises two areas of woodland, on either side of the A4118¸ south Gower road in the Parkmill Valley. The woods are mostly ancient…
I was appointed to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust on 20th July 2020, as Head of Nature Recovery South, after being interviewed on two Zoom meetings, a very odd experience in these strange…
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.
The sanderling scampers about the waves looking for marine crustaceans, fish and even jellyfish to eat. It visits the UK in winter from its Arctic breeding grounds, but can also be seen as it…
The common mussel is a familiar sight on shores all around the UK and is a favourite food of people, seabirds and starfish alike.
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts.
The umbrella-like clusters of white, frothy flowers of cow parsley are a familiar sight along roadsides, hedgerows and woodland edges.
The distinctive sight of a spoonbill is becoming increasingly common in the east and southwest of England, with colonies of breeding birds now established.
Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.