An Introduction to Botanical Drawing
Join professional botanical artist, illustrator and tutor, Ruth Wharrier, for an introductory day to this fascinating and beautiful art form
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Workshop: Introduction to wildlife photography
Explore the art of wildlife photography in this taster session with award-winning photographer Kevin Sawford.
Early bumblebee
One of our prettiest and smallest bumble bees, the early bumblebee has a bright orange tail and lemon-yellow bands on its body. It is very common and can be found in all kinds of habitats in early…
Early gentian
The early gentian is a rare plant that is only found in the UK. It likes sunny, lowland chalk grasslands, its purple, trumpet-shaped flowers blooming in May and June.
Early Autumn at the lakes
The change of the season is always an exciting time and one we look forward to watching. Autumn feels different at different stages. Right now, we are in the early part of autumn (late September…
My Early Days
I was appointed to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust on 20th July 2020, as Head of Nature Recovery South, after being interviewed on two Zoom meetings, a very odd experience in these strange…
Early Autumn at the lakes
It is now feeling a lot like early autumn out there on the reserve. Signs of early autumn include fruits on the bushes by the paths, late butterflies over the breckland fields, small birds…
Early winter feeling
The wildlife and lakes are taking on a lovely early winter feel at the moment with lots of redwings feeding on the berries and lots of ducks on the lakes
Early purple orchid
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
Early spring and what might come.
As we head into April we are now starting to see many birds arriving back from Africa like swallows. Here is a quick look at our sightings board and our arrival sheet.
Early grey
One of the earliest moths to emerge each year, spending the winter as a pupa and flying from March to May.
Coffee morning at The Wentworth Hotel
Alde Valley Wildlife Group: Come and join our friendly group for a chat, coffee, raffle and shop.