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My Wild Life

My calendar

Stephen walks around his local patch once or twice a week throughout the year. He looks and listens carefully to discover the wild creatures hidden in the reedbed and surrounding woods.

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Event

Make a clay tile or pendant

Use natural materials and air drying clay to create your own tile using relief printing or building up your own design.

Species

Oyster

Native Oysters are a staple of our seas and our plates - but our love of their taste has lead to a sharp decline all around the UK.

Nature Reserve

Coed Simdde Lwyd, Rheidol Valley, Ceredigion

Ancient upland Oak woodland. The site is part of a notified SSSI and NNR, and in turn is part of the European Natura 2000 site, the Rheidol Woods & Gorges Special Area of Conservation (SAC).…

My Wild Life

My wild job

Hi! I’m Gemma and I am the Campaigns Assistant for Essex Wildlife Trust. In my job, I try to share my passion for nature with others, while encouraging people to love, care and take action for…

My Wild Life

My joy ride

After working hard all week, for Cally, there’s nothing better than a gallop along the River Trent at Lady Bay in Nottingham. She shares this wild space with dog walkers, cyclists and other horse…

Species

Variable damselfly

The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.

Species

Red squirrel

Red squirrels are native to the UK but are a lot rarer than their grey cousins. They live in a few special places across the UK thanks to reintroduction projects.

Nature Reserve

Darren Fawr

Darren Fawr is the largest and most spectacular of the Trust’s reserves in Brecknock. It consists of a steep hill-side, covered with loose, grey limestone scree, cliffs and an undulating hill-top…

Species

Roe deer

The attractive roe deer is native to the UK and widespread across woodland, farmland, grassland and heathland habitats. Look for its distinctive pale rump and short antlers.