Oyster mushroom
Oyster mushrooms are shell shaped fungi that grow in tiers or fabulous clusters on dead trees or stumps. Unlike many fungi, these mushrooms are not seasonal and can be found all year round,…
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Chwilio
Oyster
Native oysters are a staple of our seas and our plates - but our love of their taste has lead to a sharp decline all around the UK.
St George's mushroom
A lovely pale cream colour to begin with these stout mushrooms begin to turn a buff colour and the cap surface will crack as they age.
Weird plants
From flowers that smell like wee to leaves that look like belly buttons, here are some of our strangest plants!
Oyster drill
This is a predominantly subtidal species but can be found on the lowest parts of a sheltered rocky shore in summer.
Mushroom spore print
Turn spores into artwork with this FUNgi craft
Make a wigwam for plants
Grow all sorts of vegetables and flowers up this cool wigwam!
Weird wildlife
Nature can be fantastic, intriguing, and sometimes downright weird! From beetles that hitch rides on bees to fungi that grows in the shape of ears, we've got plenty of things for you to keep an eye out for!
The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Wildlife Watch
Wildlife Watch is the junior branch of The Wildlife Trusts and the UK's leading environmental action club for children and families.
The Wildlife Trusts and Illumination's MIGRATION only in cinemas
Illumination's MIGRATION & The Wildlife Trusts are teaming up to inspire families to embrace the great outdoors. In cinemas February 2
Wildlife photography
You don't need a fancy camera to take some great wildlife shots, sometimes a photo on phone can be twice as good!