The bioblitz blog
Julie takes a look at how recording the wildlife we spot is important and how you can get involved...
Julie takes a look at how recording the wildlife we spot is important and how you can get involved...
The Welsh poppy is a plant of damp and shady places, roadsides and hillsides. It is also a garden escapee. It flowers over summer, attracting nectar-loving insects.
Once considered a weed of cornfields, the Common poppy is now in decline due to intensive agricultural practices. It can be found in seeded areas, on roadside verges and waste ground, and in field…
Unlike blanket bog, which smothers vast tracts of the uplands, raised bogs are discrete entities, often individually named, and are mostly found within agricultural landscapes in the lowlands.
Investigate this series of Herefordshire nature reserves
Herb-Paris has four oval leaves set in a cross, with an understated crown of yellow-green flowers rising from the middle. This makes it quite a distinctive plant of ancient and damp woodlands on…
Plaice is a common sight all around our coasts - if you can spot it! They are extremely well camouflaged against the seabed and can even change colour to better match their surroundings.
The largest of the UK wrasse species, the ballan wrasse with its striking patterning is a delight for any rocky reef snorkeller or shallow water diver!
One of the most colourful fish in UK seas, the cuckoo wrasse looks like it belongs in the tropics. Don't be fooled though, it's very much a native species.
Explore this wildlife-rich Wiltshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve
In early June we spent a weekend trying to discover what wildlife lives at Hardwick Green Meadows...
An exciting nature project in Redditch is supporting residents across the district to help create and improve wildlife habitats in their neighbourhoods.