Swifts, swallows and martins
How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins
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Video of barn swallows
Watch this video to see barn swallows.
Swallow
Look out for the swallow performing great aerial feats as it catches its insect-prey on the wing. You may also see it perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed, as it makes its way back to…
How to help swifts
How to help swift birds and saving their nests. There are many ways you can help look after swifts in your local area.
Cold conservation days and coppice coup chatter - January 2020 Blog
We have had another wet month with the occasional beautiful sunny day. The tree nursery is starting to bulge at the seams with trees, with over 400 now and about 500 growing in people’s gardens…
Wild, Wet and Twig Who’s Who (Staveley Woodlands December Blog)
I thought I would start my recount of December with a big “Happy New Year” for 2020. I hope you all have lots of wonderful wild plans for the year ahead.
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From Buxton to the Borders – £7m Government grant allows new moorland conservation work to get underway
A new injection of Government cash will help support the restoration of England’s iconic peatlands.
General Election 2024 blogs by The Wildlife Trusts
This page lists blogs on: Reform UK's manifesto.
General Election 2024 – will you make your voice heard?
Could the general election provide the much-needed boost for our…
Two spotted goby
These colourful little fish are a delight for snorkellers or shallow water divers to photograph, rarely being scared off by their presence!
Keeled skimmer
The keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.
Natterjack toad
The rare natterjack toad is found at just a few coastal locations, where it prefers shallow pools on sand dunes, heaths and marshes.