Wild news from our reserves – 16 June 2023
Summer has been hotting up across our nature reserves. This week, three swift chicks hatched in Lackford’s swift box, an adder was spotted, as well as gorgeous sunrises, orchids and wildflowers…
Summer has been hotting up across our nature reserves. This week, three swift chicks hatched in Lackford’s swift box, an adder was spotted, as well as gorgeous sunrises, orchids and wildflowers…
This week more special wildlife was recorded, with rare shepherd's cress, a ringed China-mark moth, turtle dove and nightingale. Also woodland wildflowers and orchids were seen, and a grass…
This week spring wildlife abounds, with willow warbler melody, a caddis fly larva, scarlet elf cups and wild flowers including cuckoo flowers, cowslips, wood anemones, early purple orchids and…
Martin volunteers with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s Orchard Origins every Friday come rain or shine. His commitment has contributed to conserving many of Herefordshire’s traditional orchards.…
Soaring beech trunks and a feeling of spaciousness mean that these woods have often been likened to cathedrals. Dense shade means that little grows on the thick layer of fallen leaves underfoot,…
In his few years of angling and rock pooling, Archie's made good friends with fish, crabs, limpets and anemones. And he's finding new mates all the time.
Rob’s job keeps him very busy, whether it’s building a bridge, planting an orchard, monitoring butterflies or maintaining paths. His workload is made easier, though, with the help of valued…
Sea potatoes may have a funny name, but they are perfectly adapted for life in the sand. They are a type of sea urchin that live in a burrow in the sand, feeding on dead animals and plants using…
This week a bounty of orchard fruit, gorgeous views of winter sunshine, more fantastic fungi and essential reedbed management work.
A mosaic of rewilded farmland and wildlife habitats including woods and orchard meadow located near to Melton Woodbridge.
Brittle stars, sea urchins and other starfish will want to stay out of the way of this speedy carnivorous starfish!