Harvest mouse
The harvest mouse is tiny - an adult can weigh as little as a 2p piece! It prefers habitats with long grass, but you are most likely to spot its round, woven-grass nests.
The harvest mouse is tiny - an adult can weigh as little as a 2p piece! It prefers habitats with long grass, but you are most likely to spot its round, woven-grass nests.
The tiny, brown wood mouse is one of our most common rodents and is very likely to be found in the garden. It is similar to the house mouse, but has larger ears and eyes relative to its size.
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.
This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!
Common mouse-ear is a persistent 'weed' of fields and gardens, verges and hedgerows - all kinds of habitats. But, like many of our weed species, it is still a good food source for…
Looking a bit like a ragged version of a dandelion, mouse-ear hawkweed has lemon-yellow flower heads that are tinged with red at their outer edges. It likes grassy places with short turf and…
We're delighted to take over the management of two special nature reserves near Burton-in-Kendal
Tucked away from the main tourist routes Barkbooth Lot is a wonderfully peaceful place to visit
One of the UK’s rarest marine species, this giant of the rocky shore is a very special fish.
In November I have been continuing with the field surveys at Thwaites Fell for the upland wetland restoration project and haven’t managed to make as much progress as I would like because of the…