Cucumber spider
There are several species of cucumber spider, recognised by their bright green abdomen.
There are several species of cucumber spider, recognised by their bright green abdomen.
Pushing its way up through the cracks in pavements, the straw-coloured flower spikes of greater plantain or 'broadleaf plantain' are a familiar sight. This 'weed' also pops up…
This reserve is a good example of a traditional wildflower meadow, a rare habitat in these days of intensively managed farmland where large quantities of both fertiliser and grazing animals are…
The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses,…
As its name suggests, the shaggy inkcap, or 'lawyer's wig', has a woolly, scaly surface to its bell-shaped toadstools. It is very common and can be seen at the road side, in…
We have been trying to get out to Skomer for nearly six weeks, to follow up the Biosecurity incursion work we carried out in December. Finally the wild and windy Atlantic weather pattern we’ve…
We’re delighted to announce that our ancient woodland at Dinefwr near Llandeilo in South Wales is to be dedicated to The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) in celebration of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee…
Common cow-wheat is a delicate annual that brightens up the edges of acid woodland and heaths with deep golden flowers in the summer.
Growing up and living in the countryside for much of her life, Helen is used to big wide open spaces and loves being outside. She enjoys coming to the Centre for Wildlife Gardening, as it’s like…
Cadwch lygad am y glöyn byw bychan, Glesyn y Celyn, yn eich gardd neu barc lleol. Dyma'r glöyn byw glas cyntaf i ymddangos yn y gwanwyn, ac mae ail genhedlaeth yn ymddangos yn yr haf. Mae…