Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
Having spent a couple of soggy hours cutting back a rampant wisteria in my garden recently, I then surveyed the sorry mess of fallen leaves, dead annual plants and the skeletons of deciduous trees…
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
A common spider of heathland and grassland, the Nursery web spider has brown and black stripes running the length of its body. It is an active hunter, only using its silk to create a protective…
As I’m sure many of you are aware, this time of year hosts one of the UK’s great wildlife spectacles – starling murmurations. However it is important to remember that there are many other…
Discover the bird that’s a favourite amongst birdwatchers, despite the fact that most rarely see one.
Duncan helps to manage the pockets of peatland at Bell Crag Flow, near Newcastle. The ancient landscapes that he works on are around 10,000 years old. These sites are great for wildlife but they…
Springwatch presenters Martin Hughes-Games and Iolo Williams are set to appear in Nottingham next month for a fun and fact-packed 'Evening with...' event to raise funds for…
Niamh loves to feed the birds, so makes natural feeders out of pinecones and berries, to help them through the winter. She’ll tie this to a branch so that the birds can feast from it safely.
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
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