Purple laver
This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.
This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.
The Dark bush-cricket, as its name suggests, is dark brown or reddish. It can be found in woodlands, hedgerows and gardens throughout summer. Its irregular chirpings are a familiar sound of summer…
The whooper swan is a very rare breeding bird in the UK, but has much larger populations that spend winter here after a long journey from Iceland. It has more yellow on its yellow-and-black bill…
With a torpedo-shaped body and long, narrow wings, the privet hawk-moth is a striking garden visitor. But the caterpillars really stand out: lime-green, with purple streaks and a black hook at the…
Holly spends as much time as she can outdoors. She finds after a busy day, nature works as a reset button – it helps her to focus, always teaches her something new, and inspires her to work as…
The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…
Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.
Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.
Whilst researching his family history, Vic found that many of his ancestors were connected to wild places as gamekeepers, shepherds, millers, gardeners or agricultural labourers. His lifelong love…
Over the school half term holidays, we have an exciting range of indoor and outdoor nature & craft activities to keep you happy, whatever the weather. Starting on 22nd February until 24th…
Join our #MarineConservation team for Irish Sea Day and celebrate the diverse wildlife and natural heritage of the Irish Sea 🌊