Kingfisher
Blink and you may miss the fantastic kingfisher! It's often seen as a flash of blue flying low over a river.
Blink and you may miss the fantastic kingfisher! It's often seen as a flash of blue flying low over a river.
These wild, open landscapes stretch over large areas and are most often found in uplands. Although slow to awaken in spring, by late summer heathland can be an eye-catching purple haze of heather…
The vast, green mats that sometimes cover the surface of still water, such as ponds, flooded gravel pits and old canals, are actually Common duckweed. A tiny, single plant, it groups together to…
These moths can be seen flying on sunny days, but you're more likely to spot the fuzzy caterpillars crawling over paths.
Wild and mysterious - for over 400 years there has been a continuous cover of trees in this quiet part of the Welsh countryside, creating a micro jungle, packed with wildlife.
Gnarled veteran oaks are interspersed with groves of pale, elegant birches, while swathes of bracken and soft tussocks of wavy hair-grass cover ground from which autumn fungi sprout.…
Native oysters are a staple of our seas and our plates - but our love of their taste has lead to a sharp decline all around the UK.
The barbastelle is a scarce bat that lives in woodland and forages over a wide area. It has a distinctive 'pug-like' appearance because of its upturned nose.
Flower-rich meadows
The Wildlife Trusts and University of Derby evaluate the benefits of daily nature contact with 1,000 people over five years
Look out for the Daubenton's bat foraging over wetlands across the UK at twilight. Its flight is fast and agile as it skims the water's surface for insect-prey.
This tiny gamebird is rarely seen, but its distinctive "wet my lips" call can be heard ringing out over areas of farmland on summer evenings.