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Penny loves spending time in her garden, creating a beautiful space that both wildlife and people can enjoy.
Penny loves spending time in her garden, creating a beautiful space that both wildlife and people can enjoy.
Author Karen Owen shares how Skomer inspired her latest children’s book ‘Major and Mynah: Project Puffin’ and discusses the significance of her main character being hard of hearing.
Found in ponds and marshes, the fragile look of the Common water-measurer belies its fierce nature. A predator of small insects, it uses the vibrations of the water's surface to locate its…
The wolf spider can be found in a wide range of habitats, including the garden. It hunts down its prey, leaping on it just like a wolf. Spiders are beneficial neighbours, helping to manage garden…
A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.
One of our most common ladybirds, the black-on-red markings of the 7-spot ladybird are very familiar. Ladybirds are a gardeners best friend as they eat insects that love to nibble on garden plants…
This beautiful beetle only arrived in the UK in 1960s but is now a common sight on garden herbs.
The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.
'The Children's Book of Birdwatching' by Dan Rouse is a great resource for young birders. This beautifully illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to birdwatching, and…
Ancient broadleaved woodland, which is located across the boundary between acidic and calcareous soils.
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
Nudibranchs, also known as sea slugs, are much like their land-based relatives that you may spot in your garden. But, unlike your regular garden slug, the nudibranch can incorporate the stinging…