Are you becoming a garden wildlife explorer?
Despite unusual circumstances and not being able to see the wildlife at Carlton Marshes, I am still able to enjoy the wildlife that my garden and local area has to offer. Can you spot wild plants…
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Poetry, photography and birds of prey at Carlton Marshes
Hello, I’m Emma, one of this year’s Wild Learning Voluntary Interns based at Carlton Marshes. I applied to this internship as I have always loved wildlife and was interested in the learning aspect…
Garden Birds
Over recent years, numbers of our once-common garden birds have dropped dramatically in the wake of increased development, intensification of farming, and habitat loss - by up to 71% for some birds.
Can you spot Britain's top ten garden birds in your garden? Find out how to identify common garden birds and how you can attract birds to your garden.
Learn how you can help and how to identify different birds below.
Can you spot Britain's top ten garden birds in your garden? Find out how to identify common garden birds and how you can attract birds to your garden.
Learn how you can help and how to identify different birds below.
Feeding garden birds
Many people like to supplement their garden birds' diet with extra food – especially in the winter. This can be a real life-saver in harsh weather and what benefits the birds also benefits us, by the addition of beautiful wild creatures and hours of entertainment.
Winter berries for birds
Our Wild Learning Officer, Cathy Smith, explores the bounty and wonder of winter berries.
Birds of Lackford at the beginning of 2019
We are only three days into the New Year and we have recorded 70 species of birds on the reserve. There are plenty of ducks and small birds around reserve at the moment.
Birds of Lackford at the beginning of 2020
We have now seen 64 different species of birds on the reserve in 2020 including bullfinch, snipe, siskin, lapwing, goldeneye and good numbers of starlings roosting at the end of a winter’s day.…
How to feed birds in your garden
Attract birds all year round by creating a wildlife-friendly garden
Ground-nesting birds and responsible dog walking
Andrew Excell, South East Suffolk Sites Manager, explains why it's so important to keep dogs on leads to protect ground-nesting birds.
Siskin, water birds and a bit of singing
The last few weeks have seen quite a lot of activity from our birds on the reserve. From our hundreds of siskin around the trails to plenty of water birds to be seen on our lakes. Some of our…
How to feed garden birds safely
The RSPB have updated their guidance on feeding garden birds to reduce the spread of disease causing worrying declines in Britain’s finches.
Explore Suffolk this autumn
In autumn, Suffolk is a wildlife wonderland, there are so many things to see and do both outside and from the comfort of your home. Find out more about things to spot and do to celebrate autumn in…