Nature Reserves
The Wildlife Trusts manage 2,300 nature reserves, protecting incredible wild places including peat bogs, mountains and ancient woodlands. Explore your local nature reserve today!
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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How to keep a nature diary
Do you love wildlife? Would you like to learn how to draw the things you see? John tells you how to get started with your own nature diary, and shares some of the wildlife that he loves to draw.…
A proud wildlife watcher
Dara shares his different way of looking at the world and a different way of ‘being’.
Fox moth
The large, fluffy caterpillars of this moth are often seen in summer and early spring.
Red fox
Famed for their cunning and stealth, these orangey-red dogs with their bushy tails can be seen in towns and the countryside. They come out mostly at night but can also be seen during the day if…
Make natural dyes
Harness the power of nature!
Nature spotting
Be a nature detective and see what animals and plants you can spot in the wild!
Cerddoriaeth natur
Turn natural objects into musical instruments.
True fox-sedge
The true fox-sedge is a rare and threatened plant in the UK. It relies on lowland floodplain meadows and damp habitats, which are rapidly disappearing. Look for reddish-brown flowers in summer.…
Solar powered sea slug
This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!
Summer
For wildlife watchers summer is when insect life is most abundant. It is the best time to get to know moths, dragonflies, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles and all our other amazing minibeasts!