Natterer's bat
The Natterer's bat can found across the UK, although it is a scarce species. It prefers to forage low down among trees, often taking prey directly from the foliage.
The Natterer's bat can found across the UK, although it is a scarce species. It prefers to forage low down among trees, often taking prey directly from the foliage.
Andrew Excell, our South East Suffolk Sites Manager, remembers Ernie Lucking.
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
We are hosting a number of volunteer recruitment days across our sites pop in and learn about what we have to offer.
This week our Reserve Wardens have been taking a closer look at some of the flora that grows on our sites, and Trimley Marshes gets a trim, attracting a whole host of different bird species.
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
It’s been hot on all of our reserves this week, but work cannot stop. Many of our meadow and fen sites have been cut and the hay gathered ready for the wildflowers to regrow next year.