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My Wild Life

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Tim has volunteered at Astley Moss for five years, helping to increase the water levels on the bogs back to their historic healthy levels. He especially loves watching the birds return to this…

Species

Daddy longlegs

Flitting about the house in summer, the gangly, brown daddy longlegs is familiar to many of us. They are a valuable food source for many birds.

Species

Red-necked phalarope

A delicate wader, Red-necked phalaropes are as comfortable swimming as they are on land. Unusually for birds, the females are more brightly coloured than the males.

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Teithiau Cerdded Cymraeg

Yn Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De a Gorllewin Cymru, rydym yn angerddol am ddefnyddio'r Gymraeg i gysylltu pobl â bywyd gwyllt Cymru. Beth bynnag yw eich gallu, mae gennym amrywiaeth o ddigwyddiadau lle gallwch ddysgu mwy am fywyd gwyllt lleol yn Gymraeg.
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Goshawk

Known as the phantom of the forest, goshawks can fly through the trees at up to 40km per hour as they hunt birds and small mammals.

Habitat

Seagrass

Meadows of seagrass spread across the seabed, their dense green leaves sheltering a wealth of wildlife including our two native species of seahorse.

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Fat hen

Fat hen is a persistent 'weed' of fields and gardens, verges and hedgerows. But, like many of our weed species, it is a good food source for birds and insects.

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Linnet

The linnet can be seen on farmland and heathland across the UK. But, like so many other farmland birds, linnets are declining rapidly, mainly due to agricultural intensification.

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Hobby

Look out for the swift-like shape of the hobby as it darts over heathlands and wetlands in summer. They are keen hunters, chasing and catching fast-flying dragonflies and small birds on the wing…

My Wild Life

My soul food

For Dave, the mosslands are not only a place to watch and record birds, but evoke childhood memories of watching wildlife with his father. Only ten miles away from Greater Manchester, he’s always…