Heathland and moorland
These wild, open landscapes stretch over large areas and are most often found in uplands. Although slow to awaken in spring, by late summer heathland can be an eye-catching purple haze of heather…
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Early purple orchid
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
Gwrachen y lludw
Pe baech chi’n codi carreg yn yr ardd, gobeithio y byddech chi’n dod o hyd i lawer o wrachod y lludw. Mae gan y trychfilod gwydn yma arfogaeth fewnol ac maen nhw’n hoffi cuddio mewn llecynnau…
How to start a nature journal
As we approach 30 Days Wild, wildlife illustrator Jamey Douglas explains how you can get closer to nature by starting a nature journal!
My studio
With her sketchbook, Carol loves to get lost in the detail of the shore’s wildlife, plants, textures and fossils. And she always comes away feeling enriched.
Elusennau yn annog gwarchodaeth gryfach i Arfordir Cymru a Môr Iwerddon wrth i adroddiadau pwysig ddatgelu faint o garbon sydd wedi’i storio mewn cynefinoedd gwely’r môr am y tro cyntaf
Mae adroddiad carreg filltir a gyhoeddwyd heddiw gan glymblaid o elusennau natur yn darparu’r amcangyfrif cyntaf o’r carbon sy’n cael ei storio mewn cynefinoedd gwely’r môr ym Môr Iwerddon ac ar…
My experiment
Simon has been restoring Wild Meadows for three years. By planting trees, digging a lake and sowing meadows, he is showing how quickly wildlife like otters, badgers and tawny owls can return, and…
My homecoming
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
My thermostat
As the Chat Moss Project Officer for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Elspeth is helping to restore the wild peatland landscape that has been drained for over 200 years. The area lies within five miles…
Gwaddodion Moroedd Eithriadol
Mae cefnforoedd yn amsugno 20-35% o allyriadau carbon deuocsid dynol bob blwyddyn. Mae carbon yn cael ei ymgorffori ym meinweoedd planhigion ac anifeiliaid, ac yn ddiweddarach mewn mwd a gwaddod. Mae gweithgareddau dynol yn rhyddhau'r carbon hwn a hefyd yn effeithio ar boblogaethau anifeiliaid morol.
My discovery
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
My water filter
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…